Convicted for being Mi'kmaq

By Bill Swan

Subjects: Trials (murder), Racism, Juvenile literature, Murder, australia, Erreur judiciaire, Crime, canada, Procès (Meurtre), False imprisonment, Trials (Murder), Murder, Homicide, Ouvrages pour la jeunesse, Proces (Meurtre), Meurtre, Judicial error

Description: Donald Marshall, Jr., a Mi'kmaq, was framed for murder when he was 17. He spent 11 years in prison until, by a series of bizarre coincidences, the real murderer was discovered. Then he became a native activist and often referred to as the "reluctant hero" of the Mi'kmaq community.