Seven Fallen Feathers

Seven Fallen Feathers

by

Tanya Talaga

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Frank Iacobucci Character Analysis

Frank Iacobucci is a former Supreme Court of Canada Justice who worked together with Julian Falconer to review the jury system used in cases concerning Indigenous people. The two of them wanted to ensure that Indigenous people were represented by members of their own communities. Iacobucci’s review of the jury system revealed “systemic racism” throughout Canada’s courts, and he proposed 17 recommendations for how to better ensure that the courts, prisons, and jury processes could fairly support Indigenous people.

Frank Iacobucci Quotes in Seven Fallen Feathers

The Seven Fallen Feathers quotes below are all either spoken by Frank Iacobucci or refer to Frank Iacobucci. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Colonialism, Cultural Genocide, and Racism Theme Icon
).
Chapter 9: Less Than Worthy Victims Quotes

Iacobucci wrote that Indigenous people told him there was a fundamental conflict between their cultural values, laws, and ideologies of traditional approaches to conflict resolution and the values and laws that underpin the Canadian justice system. Indigenous people wanted to re-attain harmony and balance—they wanted truth rather than retribution or punishment, he said.

Related Characters: Tanya Talaga (speaker), Frank Iacobucci
Page Number: 272-273
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Frank Iacobucci Quotes in Seven Fallen Feathers

The Seven Fallen Feathers quotes below are all either spoken by Frank Iacobucci or refer to Frank Iacobucci. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Colonialism, Cultural Genocide, and Racism Theme Icon
).
Chapter 9: Less Than Worthy Victims Quotes

Iacobucci wrote that Indigenous people told him there was a fundamental conflict between their cultural values, laws, and ideologies of traditional approaches to conflict resolution and the values and laws that underpin the Canadian justice system. Indigenous people wanted to re-attain harmony and balance—they wanted truth rather than retribution or punishment, he said.

Related Characters: Tanya Talaga (speaker), Frank Iacobucci
Page Number: 272-273
Explanation and Analysis: