Truth and Conviction : Donald Marshall Jr. and the Mi'kmaw Quest for Justice / L. Jane McMillan.
2018
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Title
Truth and Conviction : Donald Marshall Jr. and the Mi'kmaw Quest for Justice / L. Jane McMillan.
Imprint
Vancouver ; Toronto : University of British Columbia Press, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Description
1 online resource (230 p.) : 12 b&w photos, 1 map.
Series
Law and Society.
Formatted Contents Note
Front Matter
Contents
Introduction
Meki o'pla'lusnaq | A Great Wrong
Melgwisgat | Nightmare
Koqwaja'taqn | To Do the Right Thing
Ilsutekek | To Make Right
L'nuwey Tplutaqan | L'nu Law
Munsi sapa'l'k | Struggle to Survive
Najiwsgeieg | We Go Fishing
Nijkitekek | That Which Heals
I'l'oqaptmu'k | Revisiting for Renewal
Mi' walatl | Thankful For
Notes
References and Further Reading
Index
Contents
Introduction
Meki o'pla'lusnaq | A Great Wrong
Melgwisgat | Nightmare
Koqwaja'taqn | To Do the Right Thing
Ilsutekek | To Make Right
L'nuwey Tplutaqan | L'nu Law
Munsi sapa'l'k | Struggle to Survive
Najiwsgeieg | We Go Fishing
Nijkitekek | That Which Heals
I'l'oqaptmu'k | Revisiting for Renewal
Mi' walatl | Thankful For
Notes
References and Further Reading
Index
Summary
The name "Donald Marshall Jr." is synonymous with "wrongful conviction" and the fight for Indigenous rights in Canada. In Truth and Conviction, Jane McMillan - Marshall's former partner, an acclaimed anthropologist, and an original defendant in the Supreme Court's Marshall decision on Indigenous fishing rights - tells the story of how Marshall's fight against injustice permeated Canadian legal consciousness and revitalized Indigenous law. Marshall was destined to assume the role of hereditary chief of the Mi'kmaw Nation when, in 1971, he was wrongly convicted of murder. He spent more than eleven years in jail before a royal commission exonerated him and exposed the entrenched racism underlying the terrible miscarriage of justice. Four years later, in 1993, he was charged with fishing eels without a licence. With the backing of Mi'kmaw chiefs, he took the case all the way to the Supreme Court to vindicate Indigenous treaty rights in the landmark Marshall decision. Marshall was only fifty-five when he died in 2009. His legacy lives on as Mi'kmaq continue to assert their rights and build justice programs grounded in customary laws and practices, key steps in the path to self-determination and reconciliation.
Language Note
In English.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Source of Description
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Title is part of eBook package: University of British Columbia Complete eBook-Package 2018 De Gruyter
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Language
English
ISBN
9780774837507
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