Judgement at Stoney Creek
Author | : Marion Crook |
Publisher | : ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2010-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781458783097 |
ISBN-13 | : 145878309X |
Rating | : 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Download or read book Judgement at Stoney Creek written by Marion Crook and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judgement at Stoney Creek has been released in a new edition of an aboriginal studies classic; an engrossing look at the investigation into the hit-and-run death of Coreen Thomas, a young Native woman in her ninth month of pregnancy, at the wheels of a car driven by a young white man in central BC. The resulting inquest into what might have been just another small-town tragedy turned into an inquiry of racial tensions, both implicit and explicit, that surfaced not only on country back roads but in the courtroom as well, revealing a dual system of justice that treated whites and aboriginals differently. First published in 1990, Judgement at Stoney Creek has been hailed for its moving and deeply personal depiction of a controversial subject that continues to make news today - how the justice system has failed Canada's aboriginal people. This new edition includes a new preface by the author, who returns to the area to discover how much racial relations, and the relationship between Natives and the justice system, have changed.