Resources: Roots of Law

Code of Hammurabi

• Reading: The Code of Hammurabi 

• VIdeo: Code of Hammurabi

Laws of Manu

• Reading: The Laws of Manu

• Primary Source: Laws of Manu excerpt

Greek Democracy

• Reading: Greek Law
• Reading: Draco’s Code of Law

Haudenosaunee Confederacy

• Website: Haudenosaunee Confederacy

• Video: Haudenosaunee Founding and Story of Wampum Belt

• Reading: Iroquois Great Law of Peace

Haida Social Structure

• Reading: Haida — Britannica Online Encyclopedia
• Reading: Haida book excerpt
• Website: World Cultures – Haida

Resources: Hereditary Chiefs vs Elected Chiefs 

• Hereditary vs Elected Chiefs
• “Indigenous Corporate Training, Inc. Hereditary Chief definition and 5 FAQs.” 2020,
• BC CTV News. 2019. “Elected vs. Hereditary Chiefs: What’s the Difference in Indigenous Communities?” January 11.
• McCarty, Emily. 2019. “The Complicated History of Hereditary Chiefs and Elected Councils.” First Nations Drum. February 4.
• Sterritt, Angela. 2019 CBC. “When Pipeline Companies Want to Build on Indigenous Lands, with Whom do They Consult?” CBC. January 9.
• BC First Nations Land, Title and Governance: Introduction. [n.d.] “The Story of First