Indians Wear Red: Colonialism, Resistance, and Aboriginal Street Gangs

by Elizabeth Comack, Jim Silver, Lawrence Deane, et al.

Book Overview

With the advent of Aboriginal street gangs such as Indian Posse, Manitoba Warriors, and Native Syndicate, Winnipeg garnered a reputation as the "gang capital of Canada." Yet beyond the stereotypes of outsiders, little is known about these street gangs and the factors and conditions that have produced them. "Indians Wear Red" locates Aboriginal street gangs in the context of the racialized poverty that has become entrenched in the colonized space...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552665828
• ISBN13: 9781552665824
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"