SOCI2663 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Cultural Genocide, Homicide, Substance Abuse
Aboriginal People and Victimization Nov 7th and 9th
Aboriginal People in Canada
Aboriginal people include: Indian, First Nation, Metis, or Inuit’s
At greater risk of victimization than other groups
Need to be considered by the Canadian government
Social factors that make Aboriginal people at greater risk of victimization
oImpact of residential schools
Over 1.4 million Canadians identify themselves as aboriginal
Increased of 20.1% compare to census in 2006
4.3% of the population of Canada
Concentration of Aboriginal peoples are in Ontario, BC and Alberta
Lower educational attainment
Higher unemployment
Substandard living conditions
oLack of safe drinking water
oInadequate heating sources
oInappropriate sewage disposal
Living Conditions
Are more likely to live in crowded living conditions
Three times more likely to live in a home that needs repairs
Aboriginal population is, on average, younger than the non-Aboriginal population
oAlmost half (46%) are below the age of 24
oAverage age is 28 and for non-aboriginals is 41
oAboriginal people also have the shorter life expectancy
Education
Half of Aboriginal population has less than a secondary education compared to
just over one third of rest of Canada
Just under 1 in 10 aboriginal people had a university degree or higher, compared
to 1 in 4 of other Canadians
More likely to have lower income
More likely to live in poverty correlated with poor living and working conditions
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Document Summary
Aboriginal people include: indian, first nation, metis, or inuit"s. At greater risk of victimization than other groups. Need to be considered by the canadian government. Social factors that make aboriginal people at greater risk of victimization: impact of residential schools. Over 1. 4 million canadians identify themselves as aboriginal. Increased of 20. 1% compare to census in 2006. Concentration of aboriginal peoples are in ontario, bc and alberta. Substandard living conditions: lack of safe drinking water, inadequate heating sources, inappropriate sewage disposal. Are more likely to live in crowded living conditions. Three times more likely to live in a home that needs repairs. Aboriginal population is, on average, younger than the non-aboriginal population: almost half (46%) are below the age of 24, average age is 28 and for non-aboriginals is 41, aboriginal people also have the shorter life expectancy. Half of aboriginal population has less than a secondary education compared to just over one third of rest of canada.
