CRJS 1013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Navajo Nation, Crown Attorney
1 Mar 2017
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Master status = your ascribed status becomes so powerful that it determines your life style, life choices, life opportunities: ex. Changed his skin tone to see how it feels to be black. Up until age 29, the aboriginal population is much larger than other. The aboriginal population has a greater amount of mental or substance use disorders compared to the general population. Child poverty rates for indigenous children are much higher than non- Ex: saskatchewan indigenous children = 55% and non-indigenous children. Social issues: poverty, substance abuse, suicide, unemployment, mortality, violence. Poor housing conditions, overcrowding, and contaminated water supplies. As of july 31, 2014, there were 134 drinking water advisories in effect in 95. First nation communities (out of 415) across canada, excluding british. Urban aboriginal homeless as percentage of overall homeless population. Thompson, mb is the highest with about 96% Yellowknife, nwt is second with about 84% Among inuit are very high 6 to 11 times the canadian average.
