SOSC 1350 Lecture Notes - Mandatory Sentencing, Eleanor Leacock, First Nations

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Common to hear canadians refer indians as if they were one person, and all live the same lives. In canada aboriginals speak over 60 different languages, 52 speaking cultural groups. 1961 only 60% live in city than 2000 i 49% 79% live off reserve, 59% live in large cities like edmonton and toronto. The body bag scandal in 2009, varies packages went across canada, and manitoba requested it, but the gov"t sent them a bunch of body bags instead. ^ shows how they view aboriginal canadians, and manitoba aboriginal leaders held a conference with the body bags. 2a aboriginal people were seen to impenedense, they sought to change aboriginal people (culture and religion) in 1950s. ^ this transition was to achieve through residential schools. Aborigianals are the most marginalized and particular women, Eg: avg income was 36% lower, and aboriginal women are poorer then men and non-aborignal womn.

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