Real justice: convicted for being Mi'kmaq: the story of Donald Marshall Jr

When A Black Teen Was Murdered In A Sydney, Cape Breton Park Late One Night, His Young Companion, Donald Marshall Jr., Became A Prime Suspect. Sydney Police Coached Two Teens To Testify Against Donald Which Helped Convict Him Of A Murder He Did Not Commit. He Spent 11 Years In Prison Until He Finally Got A Lucky Break. Not Only Was He Eventually Acquitted Of The Crime, But A Royal Commission Inquiry Into His Wrongful Conviction Found That A Non-aboriginal Youth Would Not Have Been Convicted In The First Place. Donald Became A First Nations Activist And Later Won A Landmark Court Case In Favour Of Native Fishing Rights. He Was Often Referred To As The Reluctant Hero Of The Mi'kmaq Community.