Includes glossary

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Colonization and treaties -- Current issues over land -- Indian and Inuit residential schools -- Current socio-economic issues -- Indigenous peoples and the criminal justice system.

"This is a concise overview of Indigenous Peoples from pre-contact to the 21st century. The book is intended for any overview course in Native Studies. It examines key topics such as treaty processes, land claims, and contemporary socio-economic issues and features an emphasis on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report and its "calls to action.""-- Provided by publisher.