James S. Frideres is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Calgary.

A concise yet comprehensive introduction to the continuing repercussions of colonialism in Canada, Indigenous Peoples in the Twenty-First Century addresses crucial issues such as the legacy of residential schools, intergenerational trauma, Indigenous languages and culture, health and well-being on reserves, self-government and federal responsibility, the political economy of First Nations, and the federal Indian Affairs bureaucracy.