SOC 3123 Lecture 13: Lecture 13 health of aboriginal peoples

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3123
• Professor: Louise Edmonds

Document Summary

Made up of 3 groups: total 1. 4 million people. First nations 851, 560 (60. 8%) (north american indian)* Aboriginal health compared to the general canadian health. On average, life span is 7. 4 years shorter for men, and 5. 2 years shorter for women. First nations & metis account for 16% of pop of sk, yet rep 80% of all new hiv cases diagnosed in 2011. Incidence rate (sk) is about 88 per 100,000 14x the nat"l average and on par with african countries dr. Primary cause: injection drug use in cities (regina, saskatoon) and injected prescription drugs in rural areas and remote reserves. **these three work in a causal hierarchy each one level shaping the one beneath it. Distal (macro level): contextual and historical e. g. colonialism, social exclusion, racism, community governance/self governance governance/self governance. Macro level variables create the context through which individuals come to understand their social world (davidson, 163) Residential schools a form of cultural genocide.