Images of Justice A Legal History of the Northwest Territories as Traced through Yellowknife Courthouse Collection of Inuit Sculpture
Montreal & Kingston, London, Buffalo: McGill-Queen's University Press, (1997). R. V. KIKKIK. Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo. Pp. x, 224, prologue, epilogue, map, notes, index. Illustrated with 14 b/w photographs. Bound in blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine. Pictorial dust jacket. Fine / Near Fine. Item #12855
Through the collection of fourteen Inuit carvings, each representing a landmark case in the legal system of the Northwest Territories from 1955-1970, highlights the evolution of Northern courts as the Inuit came into contact with Canada's court system, spurring changes to the law during a transformative era. Dust jacket is now housed in a clear, removable archival sleeve.
Price: $75.00