HLTA03H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Food Security, Tl;Dr, Low Birth Weight
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08 march 2018 / indigenous peoples in canada health & wellness. Demographic context relevant to indigenous peoples in canada. Need for public policy that recognizes and prioritizes rights of canada"s. 20. 1% increase for aboriginals in the census from 2006 to 2011. Mainly in ontario, manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta, british columbia. Large population in nunavut and northwest territories. Three-quarters lived in inuit nunangat (across labrador and. Indian act 1894 made attendance compulsory for first nations children. 30% of native children to 150,000 were placed in residential schools. 6,000 of the 150,000 students died during their attendance. Final federally-operated residential school closed in 1996. Non-indigenous are more likely to self-rate their health as very good or excellent than first nations off reserve, metis, and inuit. Although first nations on reserve are also less likely to self-rate their health as very good/excellent data cannot be compared due to inaccurate results. Those aged 35 years + were more likely to birth low birth weight babies.
