HLTH102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, Indian Register, Indian Act
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Community where 1/2 moms is a heroin addict so babies are born high. Infant mortality rate on aboriginal reserves is 14 deaths per 1,000 births nearly double the national average. Life expectancy among the inuit is 15 years shorter than the canadian average. Suicide rates among aboriginal youth are up to 11 times higher than the national average. Close to 10 aboriginal health research groups have had their funding either severely cut or totally withdrawn. Made to look like this amazing thing. Was really a matter of colonization and forced assimilation through aggressive and unfair methods. 1876 indian act federal law that governs in matters pertaining to indian status, bands, and indian reserves. Administered by indian and northern affairs canada (inac). Authority has ranged from overarching political control, such as imposing governing structures on aboriginal communities in the form of band councils, to control over the rights of indians to practice their culture and traditions.