HLTH102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Lung Cancer, Indian Act, Infant Mortality
20 May 2016
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They don"t have equal participation in society ex. Suicidal rates among youth are 11 times higher. Potlatch - community gatherings that were held for birthdays, births, marriages etc. Couldn"t practice own culture - law until 1951. Government controlled their status future and rights, they had no say. First nations have higher birth rates then the rest of canadians. Aboriginal includes inuit, first nations and metis. Ppl who identify as indian but are not status registered. Metis and non status ppl should be considered indians under the act. Prime minister in can didn"t meet with the person from first nations for years. Settling claims changing the system we have. Challenges in canada are not unique, similar around the work Burden in both reserves and the rest of canada, but different due to the disparities. Indigenous populations all around the world, not just can.
