Week 5:Part 1Canada’s Approach to Reconciliation and Indigenous Experiences of Policing

Flashcards based on the lecture about Canada's approach to reconciliation and the contemporary experiences of Indigenous peoples, particularly in relation to policing and systemic injustices.

What does the Nation-to-Nation relationship in Canada's approach to reconciliation entail?

Recognition of Indigenous rights, respect, and partnership.

What key document recognizes the rights of self-determination, land use, and cultural traditions for Indigenous Peoples?

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

What is the focus of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Canada?

The TRC investigated the history of Residential schools in Canada.

What are the TRC's 94 calls to action meant to provide?

A roadmap for change in child welfare, education, justice, and health.

What is distinctive about Canada's approach to reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis?

A distinctions-based approach tailored to the three groups.

How does Canada support Indigenous autonomy and economic partnerships?

Through self-government and fiscal relationships.

What is a critique of Canada's approach to reconciliation?

It legitimizes colonization by maintaining the crown's supremacy while appearing progressive.

What is the core theme of contemporary policing concerning Indigenous peoples?

Policing makes Indigenous peoples disposable and controllable.

In Razack's article, how are Indigenous peoples viewed in relation to space in settler cities?

They are marked as 'out of place' and treated as disruptive.

What is meant by 'racial-spatial economies'?

How cities are organized through the intersection of race and space.

What were the findings regarding the inquests into Indigenous deaths?

They often framed deaths as accidents, obscuring systemic violence.

In the cases of Indigenous deaths reviewed by Razack, how were the police responses characterized?

By a logic of disposability, framing deaths as unfortunate accidents rather than accountability failures.

What is the 'law-as-performance' concept discussed in the context of Indigenous deaths?

Legal processes appear just while masking systemic injustices faced by Indigenous communities.

How does urban policing differ for Black and Indigenous communities according to the lecture?

Black communities are over-policed while Indigenous communities are under-protected and abandoned.