Key Concepts in Social Justice and Indigenous Issues

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Over-representation

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When a group appears more frequently in a system than in the general population

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Restorative justice

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A system focused on healing and repairing harm rather than punishment

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Intergenerational trauma

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Psychological effects passed down from one generation to the next due to past suffering

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Systemic discrimination

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Inequality that is built into laws, policies, or institutions

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Colonial legacy

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Ongoing effects of colonisation on Indigenous communities

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Cultural reclamation

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Efforts to revive and preserve cultural practices and identity

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Sentencing circle

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A traditional Indigenous practice involving community-based decisions

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Incarceration

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The state of being imprisoned

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Reconciliation

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The process of repairing relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples

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Truth and accountability

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Acknowledging historical wrongs and taking responsibility.