The Colonial Problem: An Indigenous Perspective on Crime and Injustice in Canada
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1442606622
ISBN 13
9781442606623
Category
autobiography
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Publication Year
2016
Pages
448
Description
Indigenous peoples are vastly overrepresented in the Canadian criminal justice system. The Canadian government has framed this disproportionate victimization and criminalization as being an "Indian problem."In The Colonial Problem, Lisa Monchalin challenges the myth of the "Indian problem" and encourages readers to view the crimes and injustices affecting Indigenous peoples from a more culturally aware position. She analyzes the consequences of assimilation policies, dishonoured treaty agreements, manipulative legislation, and systematic racism, arguing that the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the Canadian criminal justice system is not an Indian problem but a colonial one. - from Amzon
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