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“Indians Wear Red”
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Publisher:
Fernwood Publishing
DRM:
ACS4
Publication Year:
2020
ISBN-13: 9781773634616
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<p>With the advent of Aboriginal street gangs such as Indian Posse, Manitoba Warriors, and Native Syndicate, Winnipeg garnered a reputation as the &ldquo;gang capital of Canada.&rdquo; Yet beyond the stereotypes of outsiders, little is known about these street gangs and the factors and conditions that have produced them. &ldquo;Indians Wear Red&rdquo; locates Aboriginal street gangs in the context of the racialized poverty that has become entrenched in the colonized space of Winnipeg&rsquo;s North End. Drawing upon extensive interviews with Aboriginal street gang members as well as with Aboriginal women and elders, the authors develop an understanding from &ldquo;inside&rdquo; the inner city and through the voices of Aboriginal people &ndash; especially street gang members themselves.</p>

<p>While economic restructuring and neo-liberal state responses can account for the global proliferation of street gangs, the authors argue that colonialism is a crucial factor in the Canadian context, particularly in western Canadian urban centres. Young Aboriginal people have resisted their social and economic exclusion by acting collectively as &ldquo;Indians.&rdquo; But just as colonialism is destructive, so too are street gang activities, including the illegal trade in drugs. Solutions lie not in &ldquo;quick fixes&rdquo; or &ldquo;getting tough on crime&rdquo; but in decolonization: re-connecting Aboriginal people with their cultures and building communities in which they can safely live and work.</p>
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