Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Homicide, Indian Act

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 1002A/B
• Professor: Jessica Polzer

Document Summary

Health science lecture 16 the intergenerational effects of colonization. Household incomes for on-reserve first nations families are approximately half that for non-aboriginal families. More on-reserve aboriginal canadians are extremely low income compared to euro- Canadians (1% vs. 2%, respectively, earn ,000 annually) 1 in 4 children in first nations communities live in poverty (which is double the national average) A first nation youth is more likely to end up in hair school than graduate high school. There are many barriers to post-secondary education as identified by first nations living on-reserve. Aboriginal peoples living in canada are: 4x more likely to live in crowded dwellings, 4x more likely to live in a home that requires major repairs. Living in the north has particular challenges: 38% live in crowded homes compared to 11% of total aboriginal population and. 3% of non-ab population: children living in north have some of highest rates of severe lower respiratory tract infections in the world!