CRIM 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Indian Act, In Justice, Natron

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 131
• Professor: Sheri Fabian

Document Summary

Module 4: crime, criminal justice, and aboriginal canadians. Aboriginal peoples are particularly overrepresented in the prairie provinces. Aboriginals face problems attributed to the effects of colonialism, past discriminatory and paternalistic government policies and legislation intended to assimilate them into the general population. This affected their cultural, justice, socio economic and political structures. These contribute to poverty, unemployment, alcohol abuse and domestic violence. Aboriginals have the highest involvement in offences, arrests and incarceration rates of any ethnic group in canada. Indian act of 1876 holds all public policy decisions regarding assimilating aboriginal peoples. Pass system: restricted movement off reserve without permission of the indian agent. Permit system: required aboriginal persons to obtain permission from the indian agent to sell their agricultural products or purchase goods such as clothing or groceries. Residential schools were placed far away from the children"s homes and families. Corporal punishment was common, mortality rates were high and some students were sexually abused by employees.