Expert on Indigenous justice to speak at UOIT on October 11

It is well documented that Indigenous people are overrepresented in the Canadian criminal justice system as both victims and offenders. Is this just what has historically been dismissed as an ‘Indian problem’, or could these crimes and injustices be connected to Canada’s colonial past?

Dr. Lisa Monchalin, a faculty member in the Department of Criminology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, B.C. will explore this question in a public lecture at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology on Tuesday, October 11. The event is hosted by the university’s Faculty of Social Science and Humanities (FSSH).

Dr. Monchalin is the first Indigenous woman in Canada to hold a PhD in Criminology. This lecture is one of her stops in a tour promoting her book, The Colonial Problem: An Indigenous Perspective on Crime and Injustice in Canada.

• When: Tuesday, October 11 from noon to 1 p.m.
• Where: 61 Charles Street Building, Room 217, Oshawa, Ontario

View the event poster.

The FSSH Public Lecture Series aims to inspire the intellectual exchange of ideas by inviting speakers to discuss important issues impacting our community, region and the world.

Media contact:

Patricia Pickett
Communications and Marketing
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
905.721.8668 ext. 6710
patricia.pickett@uoit.ca