SOC 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Indian Register, Renminbi, Biculturalism
Document Summary
Charles menzes article, argues that in order to understand the position of first nations people today, it is necessary to look at the process of colonialism and colonial and state policies; these undermined and marginalized aboriginal peoples. Products of structural inequalities include income, health and law. Aboriginal people make 1/3 the annual income of the average canadian; average salary is the poverty line (,000) meaning most aboriginals are in poverty. Average canadian salary is -38,000, ,000 for the family. The (cid:373)ost (cid:449)ealth(cid:455) people are those that do(cid:374)"t rel(cid:455) o(cid:374) their i(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:373)e, (cid:271)ut their i(cid:374)herita(cid:374)(cid:272)e and the income generated off of this; typical canadians rely on income. Aboriginals rely mostly on social assistance (government transfers), wages so low that they only represent 60% of what they acquire (due to lack of opportunities, low wages) The type of health people have is often representative of their working and living conditions; overcrowding, poor housing conditions, lead to poor health.
