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📘 Convicted for being Mi'kmaq by Bill Swan

Donald Marshall, Jr., a Mi'kmaq, was framed for murder when he was 17. He spent 11 years in prison until, by a series of bizarre coincidences, the real murderer was discovered. Then he became a native activist and often referred to as the "reluctant hero" of the Mi'kmaq community.

First publish date: 2013

Authors: Bill Swan

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