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Guilty by Design: A Critical Race Analysis of the Over-Incarceration of Indigenous Peoples in an Era of Reconciliation
DownloadFall 2017
In the decade since the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) went into effect, governments have been promoting, discussing and celebrating the idea of reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and the state. However, in many policy arenas, governments are continuing practices that
reinforce the colonial relationship between Indigenous peoples and the state, casting doubt on the potential of the current reconciliation framework in transforming that relationship. This is particularly evident in the criminal justice system, where an Indigenous person living in Canada is ten times more
likely to be incarcerated in a federal penitentiary than a non-Indigenous person. This disproportionate rate of incarceration is dramatically higher in some provinces and has been climbing steadily over the last few decades. This thesis argues that the over-incarceration of Indigenous peoples is a