POLS 2600 Lecture 10: N27 - Indigenous Question
4 Apr 2018
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1 million indigenous, however 1-4. 5 million people; a number of them still connected to their families and traditions may have lost their status as indigenous peoples over the years. There"s a grey area where people of indigenous descent are either mixed or have lost their status, ex. from moving. Some ancestral land in downtown vancouver, some on the. Live mainly in rural areas and do not have access to proper services, ex. 50% of first nations don"t live on reserves; they live in cities. Cultural and social cohesion is difficult to achieve. First nation, metis, inuit: a great number of different identities. In the next 20 years, 600,000 indigenous peoples will be joining the workforce. Birth rate tends to be higher than the rest of canada. This population is growing and is in need. Previous efforts to limit indigenous ex. If an indigenous wanted to vote, they had to give up their status.
