Native people in jail in Canada

The Aboriginal peoples of Canada were the first ones to occupy the land and establish lives for themselves and they were the sole inhabitants for many years before European contact. Aboriginal people are distinguished from others by their culture, language and legal status and there are over six hundred recognized bands in the country. Status Indians are registered under the Indian Act and belong to a band that has signed a treaty or other federal …

…be discriminated against because they receive legal representation rather than lawyers from the private bar. They usually spend no more than fifteen minutes with these lawyers before their case is represented in court. This could not possibly be enough time to gather the appropriate background information and details of the crime. Judges also tend to be harsh on native Canadians as a whole. It is shown through studies that judges are responsible for; 'disproportionate sentenc