Indigenous Women Flashcards
Colonialism
The combination of territorial, cultural, linguistic, political, mental, spiritual, and/or economic domination of one or more groups of people by another (external) group of people
Structural racism
The use of policies and institutional practices of systems that perpetuate disadvantages for people of colour and uphold racial inequities in society
The Indian Act
Impeded the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples, meant to strip them of their connection to land, community, family, and culture
Intergenerational trauma
Trauma that occurs over the lifespan and is passed down across generations
Intersectional discrimination
Intersectional oppression that arise out of the combination of various oppressions that, together, produce something unique and distinct from any one form of discrimination standing alone
The Gladue decision
Demands that the court system examine culture and gender-specific issues to learn who the criminalized person is as a person and consider the colonial and social circumstances that contributed to the individual’s involvement in the CJS
Types of Gladue factors
Racism, loss of language, removal from land, Indian residential schools, and foster care.
Gladue principles
Intended to address discrimination and failures of the justice system and require that decisions be appropriate to the person’s particular Indigenous heritage
Dehumanization
The portrayal of these women as less than human or nonhuman and therefore not important and not worthy of time, energy, and resources
Settler colonialism
Sustained domination through violence and shape-shifting mechanisms of power that facilitate the continued removal of Indigenous peoples from their territories
Genocide
The intentional infliction of conditions upon a distinct group that either lead to or are intended to lead to their destruction or death, including physical, cultural, and linguistic losses
