Convicted for being Mi'kmaq
Subtitle: the story of Donald Marshall Jr
By: Bill Swan
Series: Real justice; Real justice (Toronto, Ont.)
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9781459404380; 9781459404397; 9780329998479
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Homicide; Judicial error; Murder; Trials (Murder); Meurtre; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Juvenile literature; Erreur judiciaire; Procès (Meurtre)
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ages 13-17.

Grades 8-12.

Accelerated Reader AR 5.7 4.0 161838.

Reading Counts RC 9-12 5.7 61890.

Issued also in electronic format.