Sentencing circle undermined
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The Crown's appeal of a sentencing could undermine the right of Native people to self-determination, opponents say.
Ivan Morin, 34, was sentenced to 18 months for robbery with violence, to be followed 18 months probation and community service. A Metis from Green Lake, Sask., his sentencing circle was the first for an urban area in Saskatchewan.
"We're talking self-government all the time as Metis people and we have the feeling they're not ready to recognize the fact we can settle our own problems," said
