FRHD 3090 Lecture Notes - Infant Mortality, Canadian Studies

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Kendall j circle of disadvantage: aboriginal poverty and underdevelopment in canada. High infant mortality rates and lower life expectancy among aboriginals is related to lack of access to health care, particularly those in remote locations, substance abuse, and suicide. Aboriginals are a population experiencing a different level of development from the majority population (canadians) closely resembling a third-world country. Causes of underdevelopment: loss of land and sovereignty, cultural genocide, lack of education, and job market discrimination. Most immediate cause of poverty in aboriginals is joblessness. Location: accessing resources and integrating with urban labour markets are pathways to. Culture: success: a communal approach to living (collective ownership and sharing of resources, as opposed to the idea of private rights that characterize western culture( is a major stumbling block to aboriginal development. Some sets of private ownership are necessary. Lack of self-determination: self-determination must precede economic development, circle world view: circular relationship.

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