HSCI 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Indian Health Service, Indian Register, Indian Act
Document Summary
Chapter 7 canada"s aboriginal peoples and health: the perpetuation of. Aboriginal people: all the original peoples in north america and their descendants (constitution. Act 1982: first nations: indians 60, metis: people of aboriginal and mixed european ancestry 33, indigenous people, aboriginal peoples have constitutionally recognized rights, includes the right to self- Inuit: eskimo , aboriginal people who live primarily in arctic canada 4% government and self-determination: abs are the fastest growing demographic group in canada, almost 60% under 25. Status vs. non-status indians: status indians: those who are recognized as indians under the indian act and are entitled to certain rights and benefits under the law. The federal government is responsible for status f. n. health on reserves. Perhaps because their ancestors were never registered. Or because they lost their status under former provisions of the indian act: indian act. Regulates the management of indian reserve lands, indian moneys, and other resources.