Judgement at Stoney Creek

by Bridget Moran

"Judgement at Stoney Creek" has been released in a new edition of an aboriginal studies classic: an engrossing look at the investigation into the hit-and-run death of Coreen Thomas, a young Native woman in her ninth month of pregnancy, at the wheels of a car driven by a young white man in central BC. The resulting inquest into what might have been just another small-town tragedy turned into an inquiry of racial tensions, both implicit and explicit, that surfaced not only on country backroads but in the courtroom as well, revealing a dual system of justice that treated whites and aboriginals differently. First published in 1990, "Judgement at Stoney Creek" has been hailed for its moving and deeply personal depiction of a controversial subject that continues to make news today?how the justice system has failed Canada's aboriginal people. This new edition includes a new preface by the author, who returns to the area to discover how much racial relations, and the relationship between Natives and the justice system, have changed.

203 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2002

Reviews

[Cherry]

I read this for a law assignment and still wonder why it isn't more popular. The book delves into the death of a pregnant Indigenous woman and is very well written. It's poignant, and offers a pretty personal depiction of the case- like you could really feel angry at the injustice the community had suffered. I was just really shocked by a lot of things that the book talks about.

It's a great read, and I think people who are interested in social justice and Indigenous rights should pick this one up.

[Jenn]

Bridget Moran is a person I will always listen to; this was heartbreaking and disgusting and well written/reported. Racism is BS!