Students will write a six-page final paper that engages with Indigenous-centered
scholarship and is based on a series of questions. The paper is worth 20% of your final grade.
You must include a title page and references. These pages do not count towards the
final paper page count.
The paper must be formatted with size-12 Times New Roman font that is double spaced
with 0 points before and after each line and 1-inch margins. It is vital that you keep to the page
limit as I will not assess anything over 6-pages, and anything under 5.5-pages will be considered
incomplete. In the headings on the top right-hand side, students must include their full names
and the page number. Do not put a page number on the title page.
Please proofread your paper to ensure there are no spelling, grammar, or typographical
errors. Both form and content will be taken into consideration in the grading of this paper.
The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate what you have learned in the course
regarding criminological issues that pertain to Indigenous peoples. Moreover, it is intended to
be a place for you to reflect on recent Indigenous-centered and Indigenous-authored
scholarship, as well as your role on Turtle Island.
During this assignment, students will:
• Enhance their writing, critical thinking, and analytical skills
• Demonstrate in-depth understanding of select concept(s) and scholarship
• Pursue their criminological interests
• Consider and position themselves in their studies
Students will achieve these outcomes by:
• Expressing their well-grounded perspectives through clear and concise writing
• Explicitly identifying and reflecting on how weekly readings and external sources inform
their understanding of select concept(s)
• Choosing the concept(s), weekly topics, and external sources with which they engage
• Carefully detailing their own thoughts, ideas, and reflections
The one or two concept(s) that I will explore in my paper is/are:
Injustices and colonization
Topic I’m going to do: Residential schools and the effects it has on Indigenous peoples leading to the Prison System from past to present
(These are all sources listed below that need to be used in paper:
1. Ravens Messangers of Change (I have attached the pdf) LESSON 3
2. TRC Executive Summary (I have attached the pdf) LESSON 4
3. Aboriginal Rights Are Not Human Rights (I have attached the pdf) – LESSON 9
4. (In)-justice: An exploration of the dehumanization, victimization, criminalization, and over-incarceration of Indigenous women in Canada (I have attached the PDF) – LESSON 10
Other External sources that need to be used:
5. – “A Continuation of Residential Schools” Integration as a Strategy of Epistemicide, 1960–2005” by Tarisa Little: (ATTACHED)
6. Residential schools and the effects on Indigenous health and well-being in Canada—a scoping review by Piotr Wilk, Alana Maltby, and Martin Cooke. LINK: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5809999/
7. Overincarceration of Indigenous people: a health crisis by Davinder Singh, Sarah Prowse, and Marcia Anderson LINK: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6509032/
8. ‘Indians are the Majority of the Prisoners’? Historical Variations in Incarceration Rates for Indigenous Women and Men in British Columbia by Kris Inward and Evan Roberts
LINK: https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezproxy.kpu.ca:2443/doi/full/10.1111/hojo.12381
INSTRUCTIONS:
Students’ papers must address the following questions and use the placement and
page-count to guide their writing.
Required Questions to Consider Placement Within Paper Length
1. What are the strongest connections that
you can identify between your selected
weekly readings and external sources?
Considering all sources together, provide a
summary of the themes you have
identified that pertain to the concept(s)
you select from the question below. (Introduction 1-page)
How does the scholarship
you selected (Colonization and Injustice) inform your
understanding of one or two of these
concepts in relation to Indigenous peoples
on Turtle Island? In what ways has the
scholarship expanded, challenged, or
changed your perspective regarding the
concept(s) you selected? (Body 4-pages)
What role(s) do, or can, you play in
relation to what you have discussed in
your paper? Consider, for instance, your
unique identity and position on Turtle
Island, your career and/or professional
aspirations, and/or what commitments
you will make due to your learning in this
course. (Conclusion 1-page)
Sudents must use the introduction of their paper to answer Question 1 (one-page), the
body of their paper to answer Question 2 (four-pages), and the conclusion of their paper to
answer Question 3 (one-page). Do not include the questions within your paper; rather, make it
obvious when you are responding to them. For instance, students should say things like: “The
scholarship challenged my perspective regarding…” or “In relation to my chosen concept, there
were numerous themes that I identified between the readings, such as…”.
To enhance the depth of your analysis, students should also consider and reflect on
their own unique identities, lived experiences, and things they’ve witnessed in their papers,
where relevant.
Optional Sources News, websites,
videos, reports, class
notes etc.
Do not count towards required
number of sources
If used, can only be for
supporting analysis (not primary
source of analysis)
Reference Page(s) All sources within the
body of your paper
(including required
and optional sources,
if used)
Cited in APA-style and organized
by Lesson #’s,
Students must use in-text APA citations to demonstrate where they are referring to
which sources. Students should not use direct quotes from readings, but rather paraphrase and
cite appropriately. Here are two examples of paraphrasing in-text:
Eg. 1: Scheuneman Scott (2023) argues that the study of Criminology is…
Eg. 2: Criminology as a study is… (Scheuneman Scott, 2023).
References and in-text
citations must be cited in APA-style. Students should list their references by lesson number and
external sources.
For example:
Lesson 2
Vowel, C. (2016). Just don’t call us late for supper: Names for Indigenous peoples. In Indigenous
writes: A guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit issues in Canada (pp. 7-13). Highwater
Press. Winnipeg, MB.
External sources
*Doe, J. (2023). ABC. Journal of Criminology. 1(4). 1-30.
