Legal Aid: Supporting Indigenous Albertans in the court process – Global News Video

June 2, 2026

Indigenous adults in Canada are incarcerated at a rate 10 times higher compared to the non-Indigenous adult population. It’s a statistic driven by systemic discrimination, intergenerational trauma and socio-economic disparities. Legal Aid Alberta lawyer Justin Hjelsvold spoke to Global News Morning about why incarceration rates are so much higher, what the Gladue principles are and how they work and some of the ways Indigenous courts are working to create more meaningful outcomes.

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