Neo-Colonial Injustice and the Mass Imprisonment of Indigenous Women (Palgrave Studies in Race, Ethnicity, Indigeneity and Criminal Justice)

"This book closes a gap in decolonizing intersectional and comparative research by addressing issues around the mass incarceration of Indigenous women in the US, Australia, Canada, and Aotearoa New Zealand. This edited collection seeks to add to the criminological discourse by increasing public awareness of the social problem of disproportionate incarceration rates. It illuminates how settler-colonial societies continue to deny many Indigenous peoples the life relatively free from state interference which most citizens enjoy. The authors explore how White-settler supremacy is exercised and preserved through neo-colonial institutions, policies and laws leading to failures in social and criminal justice reform and the impact of women's incarceration on their children, partners, families, and communities. It also explores the tools of activism and resistance that Indigenous peoples use to resist neo-colonial marginalisation tactics to decolonise their lives and communities. With most contributors embedded in their indigenous communities, this collection is written from academic as well as community and experiential perspectives. It will be a comprehensive resource for academics and students of criminology, sociology, Indigenous studies, women and gender studies and related academic disciplines, as well as non-academic audiences: offering new knowledge and insider insights both nationally and internationally." -- back cover Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Introduction (Lily George, Adele N. Norris, Antje Deckert, Juan Tauri)....Pages 1-11 Stigmatising Gang Narratives, Housing, and the Social Policing of Māori Women (Cassandra Lewis, Adele N. Norris, Waimirirangi Heta-Cooper, Juan Tauri)....Pages 13-33 The Relationship Between Restorative Justice and Prison Abolition (Naomi Sayers)....Pages 35-52 Colonial Policies and Indigenous Women in Canada (Dawn M. Smith)....Pages 53-78 The Mass Incarceration of Indigenous Women in Canada: A Colonial Tactic of Control and Assimilation (Olga Marques, Lisa Monchalin)....Pages 79-102 Transcending Colonial Legacies: From Criminal Justice to Indigenous Women’s Healing (Thalia Anthony, Gemma Sentance, Lorana Bartels)....Pages 103-131 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women in Australian Prisons (Hilde Tubex, Dorinda Cox)....Pages 133-154 Mana Wahine Leadership After Prison (Helena Rattray-Te Mana, Te Atawhai Nayda Te Rangi)....Pages 155-171 What Was My Crime? Being an American Indian Woman (Stormy Ogden)....Pages 173-191 Trauma, Healing, and Justice: Native Hawaiian Women in Hawaii’s Criminal Justice System (Toni Bissen)....Pages 193-222 Prison as Destiny? Descent or Dissent? (Tracey McIntosh, Maja Curcic)....Pages 223-238 Te Piringa Poho: Healing, Potential and Transformation for Māori Women (Lily George, Elaine Ngamu)....Pages 239-267 Back Matter ....Pages 269-279