Justice, Indigenous People, and Canada: A History of Courage and Resilience

This book compiles the work 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. 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.

Kathryn M. Campbell is a Full Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She holds a B.A in psychology (McGill), an M.Phil in Criminology (Cantab), a Ph.D. in criminologie (Université 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 Métis from Treaty One Territory, now residing on the traditional unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. She holds an M.A. 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.