For many decades, Indigenous people were persecuted by Canadian culture and Western society, where they lived for many years on reserves without benefits, confronted with racism on a daily basis. basis, thus resulting in the oppression of this minority group. “Race has become an important indicator in the proverbial characterization of violent crimes, so much so that police assume that an Indigenous man running down the street is likely the culprit in a recent robbery. » (Comack, 2004. p. 41) Although Canada is known for its human rights and equality, this illustrates the lack of equality that actually exists in Canada, the unfair treatment that Indigenous people have constantly faced since the time when attempts were made to deprive them of their rights. traditions and culture to make them Christian and “white” until now where they are criminalized solely based on their race. Likewise, just as Indigenous people are ranked at the bottom of the racial hierarchy, so are African Canadians. The racism of Black people in Canada has resulted in a large number of hate crimes and injustices among them. “Canadians end up equating crime with race, especially black Canadians. Images of the “predator other” are reinforced by media representations of crime, in which reference is commonly made to the “black suspect” but rarely to the “white suspect.” (Perry, 2011. p. 76) This describes how black individuals are feared more than whites as predators. This is mainly because of how the media portrays racism and how it often racially associates murders, sexual assaults, shootings, and all other heinous crimes with black individuals. Most of the time, crimes committed by white individuals are rarely or never heard of, even if they are known.