Title: Convicted for being Mi'kmaq
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.
Subjects: Homicide, Judicial error, Murder, Trials (Murder), Meurtre, Ouvrages pour la jeunesse, Juvenile literature, Erreur judiciaire, Procès (Meurtre), Murder, australia, Trials (murder), Racism, False imprisonment, Crime, canada, Proces (Meurtre)
Places: Canada, Nouvelle-Écosse, Nova Scotia, Sydney (N.S.), Sydney
People: Donald Marshall, Donald Marshall Jr. (1953-2009)