Introduction

The Aboriginal peoples of Canada were the first and only inhabitants in North America, harbouring their own culture, traditions, languages and livelihood. Although, this peaceful lifestyle was disrupted by European colonizer who wished to reign superior over the Aboriginal communities whilst slowly integrating their religion, capitalism and hierarchy onto Indigenous lands. Reconciliation refers to acknowledging the events of the past that have had drastic implications on Aboriginal generations even in the modern day, addressing the marginalization that these communities continue to go through so that a more peaceful co-existence between Indigenous peoples and settler communities is established. However this attempt at co-habitancy is a failure for the most part because of overrepresentation of Natives amongst incarceration statistics, and the justice system is designed to be highly infavourable towards marginalized communities that lack resources and as an outcome, turn to crime as a rebellion. There lies an imbalance of Aboriginal peoples of Canada in the criminal justice system due to factors derived from the aftermath of colonialism that the settlers imposed on the native peoples, such as alienation from the non-aboriginal peoples of Canada, neglect of child-welfare and lack of resources to support employment opportunities.