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Restorative Justice in ‘Little Samoa’
Story Contributor: JP / Jason Pereira
An Artist reflects on a pivotal moment in his childhood where he witnessed the power and wisdom of his matriarchal lineage in facilitating a Samoan practice of restorative justice.
"We have our own forms of restorative justice and you know there's value to facing your conflict, you know, face to face and giving that space, that Vā, that space in between.”
“...honoring that space, taking care of that space, the mat between us, laying everything out and then working through it from there..."
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