The Colonial Problem: An Indigenous Perspective on Crime and Injustice in Canada

Monchalin, Lisa

ISBN 10: 1442606622 / ISBN 13: 9781442606623

Edité par University of Toronto Press, 2016

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Synopsis :

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.

À propos de l?auteur:

Lisa Monchalin is Algonquin, Métis, Huron, and Scottish and teaches in the Department of Criminology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia. She is the first Indigenous woman in Canada to hold a PhD in Criminology. Follow her on Twitter @lmonchalin.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Colonial Problem: An Indigenous ...
Éditeur : University of Toronto Press
Date d'édition : 2016
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket