This course will examine Canadian Aboriginal and American Indian gangs. Students will consider the historical and societal context within which Indigenous gangs are produced leading to an increased awareness and understanding of Indigenous youth participation in gangs. Some topics to be covered include: reservation/reserve and urban connections, the inter-generational impacts of the residential/boarding school, female gangs/gang members, institutionalized (criminal justice system) interactions, and the impact of prisons on the perpetuation of Indigenous gangs. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): INDG 107.3 and 3 additional credit units from ANTH, ARCH, ECON, GEOG, INDG, LING, NS, POLS, PSY, SOC, or WGST Note: Students with credit for NS 273 or NS 298.3 North American Indigenous Gangs: A Comparison of Canada and the United States may not take this course for credit. This course was labeled NS 273 until 2015.
This course will examine Canadian Aboriginal and American Indian gangs. Students will consider the historical and societal context within which Indigenous gangs are produced leading to an increased awareness and understanding of Indigenous youth participation in gangs. Some topics to be covered include: reservation/reserve and urban connections, the inter-generational impacts of the residential/boarding school, female gangs/gang members, institutionalized (criminal justice system) interactions, and the impact of prisons on the perpetuation of Indigenous gangs. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursPrerequisite(s): INDG 107.3 and 3 additional credit units from ANTH, ARCH, ECON, GEOG, INDG, LING, NS, POLS, PSY, SOC, or WGST Note: Students with credit for NS 273 or NS 298.3 North American Indigenous Gangs: A Comparison of Canada and the United States may not take this course for credit. This course was labeled NS 273 until 2015.
