Indigenous Histories and Canada
The name of this famous Act within Canadian parliament that refers to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada as "Indians"?
What is The Indian Act?
Implemented since the 1970's at an attempt to decolonize Canadian prisons, this process hopes to help the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples retain knowledge and pride in their identity and history.
What is Indigenization?
The famous Mi'kmaq poet who wrote "I Lost My Talk"
Who is Rita Joe?
When compared to other populations of women in Canada, Indigenous women are how much more likely to have a non-fatal overdose?
8 Times more likely
This is the name of this infamous colonzier from the 1400's who deemed that Indigenous Peoples were to be referred to as "Indians" because he believed he was in India.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
In 1999, The Canadian Supreme Court made an infamous decision to arrest an innocent indigenous man, this decision was named 'The Marshall Decision". Who is this famous decision named after?
Who is Donald Marshall Jr?
A foundation focusing on supporting young Indigenous people who abuse drugs and other addictive substances, named after a healing and spiritual plant significant to Indigenous culture.
What is the Cedar Project
This famous Indigenous model and actress is well known for going massively viral on social media for her Navajo inspired outfit that she wore to the 2022 Gilded Age themed Met Gala.
Who is Quannah Chasinghorse?
Despite the fact that Indigenous Women are a very small demographic with only around 900'000 Indigenous Women currently (2021) in Canada, they heavily overrepresent the prison system in Canada. What percentage of women in the Canadian federal prison system are Indigenous?
What is 50%?
The name of the Canadian Prime Minister that "apologized" for the treatment of Indigenous Peoples in Canada? Specifically the Residential School System.
Who is Stephen Harper?
With research looking at Women's Correctional Center (Montana) and Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (Oregon), Carma Corcoran found that many incarcerated Indigenous women were found guilty for a crime that was committed by this person.
What is male significant other?
In 2003 Health Canada reported that alcohol and drug use were considered problems in First Nation communities? What rate of Indigenous youth reported as having used solvents before?
What is 1/5 Indigenous youth reported having used solvents, and 1/3 were under the age of 15.
This Inuit throat singer who gained popularity for her atypical way of throat singing solo (rather than in pair, as is typical) and with her collaboration with Bjork.
Who is Tanya Tagaq?
The Correctional Investigator of Canada found that Indigenous women offenders were far more likely to have experienced these than non-Indigenous women offenders.
Past traumatic experiences (physical and/or sexual abuse), substance use history, injection drug use history (47%), and involvement in prostitution at an early age.
The location of the last residential school open in Canada and the year it was closed.
What is Rankin Inlet, Nunavut and 1997?
These are three things that Indigenous women were banned from doing or having, while their non-native fellow inmates were allowed (from interview-based research done in late 1990's-early 2000's).
What is sing and pray in their native language, be accommodated for their cultural and religious beliefs, and have access to sacred items?
Beginning in the 1930's, this activist woman and activist group fought for Indigenous cultural rights in prison, starting with men's prisons but making their way to women's prisons, advocating for incarcerated Indigenous women to be closer to their communities.
Who is Rose Charlie and the Indian Homemakers Association?
The percentage of Indigenous women offenders that are linked to substance use (findings from 2021).
What is 78%
These are the differences between Indigenous Justice centres and Correctional Facilities, and why the government is opting more towards Justice centres.
IJC focuses on the circumstances that have led to the offences, and ensure housing, mental health and addiction treatments. They also offer services including legal advice, local support services, and assistance to personalized restorative justice plan. While Correctional Facilities have mainly only focused on general educational services rather than individual needs and attention.
The first Indigenous woman and the first Métis person to be a Canadian senator.
Who is Thelma Chalifoux?
This section of the Canadian Criminal Code instructs judges to consider the unique circumstances of Indigenous offenders during sentencing.
What is Section 718.2(e)?