Justice, Indigenous Peoples, and Canada: A History of Courage and Resilience brings together the work of a number of leading researchers to provide a broad overview of criminal justice issues that Indigenous people in Canada have faced historically and continue to face today. Both Indigenous and Canadian scholars situate current issues of justice for Indigenous peoples, broadly defined, within the context of historical realities and ongoing developments.

By examining how justice is defined, both from within Indigenous communities and outside of them, this volume examines the force of Constitutional reform and subsequent case law on Indigenous rights historically and in contemporary contexts. It then expands the discussion to include theoretical considerations, particularly settler colonialism, that help explain how ongoing oppressive and assimilationist agendas continue to affect how so-called "justice" is administered. From a critical perspective, the book examines the operation of the criminal justice system, through bail, specialized courts, policing, sentencing, incarceration and release. It explores legal frameworks as well as current issues that have significantly affected Indigenous peoples, such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, human rights, resurgence and identity. This unique collection of perspectives exposes the disconcerting agenda of historical and modern-day Canadian federal government policy and the continued denial of Indigenous rights to self-determination. It is essential reading for those interested in the struggles of the Indigenous peoples in Canada as well as anyone studying race, crime and justice.

About the Author

Kathryn M. Campbell is a Full Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She holds a BA in Psychology (McGill), an MPhil in Criminology (Cantab), a PhD in Criminologie (Universite de Montreal) and a BCL/LLB (McGill). Professor Campbell has long been interested in studying issues of social justice, including questions of equality and rights under the law, for various individuals and groups. Professor Campbell has published extensively in the areas of miscarriages of justice, young persons and criminal law and Indigenous justice issues.

Stephanie Wellman is Manitoba Metis from Treaty One Territory, now residing on the traditional unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. She holds an MA in Criminology from the University of Ottawa; her research focused on Indigenous over-incarceration in Canadian prisons and issues of identity. She is currently the Director of Social Development at the Assembly of First Nations.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367074555
Author Kathryn M. Campbell
Format Hardback
Page Count 370
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 616g