NSE 31A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 22: Canadian Indian Residential School System, Indian Register, Indian Act
26 Sep 2016
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The term aboriginal was created by the federal government as an umbrella term for all first. As part of the decolonizing process, indian organizations are more commonly referring to themselves as first nations; the inuit and m tis have already decolonized their names. All three are often recognized as being vulnerable positions more likely to have adverse health outcomes. Healthcare services delivered to first nations and inuit is through a different system whereas m tis typically receive it in the same method as non-aboriginals. North america"s aboriginal peoples have maintained that they"re the original inhabitants of. America but the date and path of the arrival of humans on this continent are still being debated. Unearthed artifacts prove that humans arrived and resided in americas during the later ice ages. Before the arrival of europeans on this continent, an estimated 18 million inhabitants and more than 2, 200 languages flourished.
