CRIM 213 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Internalized Oppression, Color Blindness, Squaw
27 May 2016
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Aboriginal ppl comprises 3% of total canadian adult pop. Made up of 27% of admissions to provincial. Territorial institutions and 20% of federal custody admissions in 2010 and. Aboriginal women accounted for 41% of adult female inmate pop. Intersections of race/gender in live of aboriginal women. Less likely than non aboriginal women to be part of paid workforce. More likely to be lone parents than non aboriginal women. 35% age 25 and over do not have education from high school. 2005 aboriginal women 15 years and over have medium income of 15,000. Colonialism systematic oppression thru assimilation intended to eradicate a cultural identity. Intersectional discrimination combination of oppression leading to new form of discrimination. Internalized oppression - change to fir in or assimilate with dominant society internalization of stereotypes. Multiple generations of children removed/ kidnapped from families. Sent to residential schools to civilize and assimilate. Banned to use aboriginal language, traditions and culture.
