GEOG 2RC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ovide Mercredi, Phil Fontaine, Matthew Coon Come
16 Sep 2014
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Marginalized/disenfranchised population: chronically disadvantaged, ability of a group to meet its needs is severely compromised over an extended period of time as a result of economic, social, political disadvantages, eg. Issues of social welfare, who gets what, where, and why? (factors underlying distributing of wealth, resources, and well-being; related to issues of social justice) 2011 census: population of aboriginal people increased dramatically, 1,889,400 persons with aboriginal ancestry (nearly 6% of canada"s population) 154: 1,369,100 north american indian ancestry, 447,700 metis, 72,600 inuit. 2,350 reserves; 51% of indians living on reserves (2011), decrease from 84% (1981) 100 years ago, population= 100,000 (effects of european disease, assimilation ) Now >1. 9 million: increase began in 1940s, 1951 aboriginals <2% of canada"s population, 2011 aboriginals= nearly 6% of canada"s population. Why: high birth rate (rate of natural increase=3%, birth rate is remaining high and death rate going down, decreasing mortality rate very young populations:
