Convicted for being Mi'kmaq

By Bill Swan

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

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.