POLS 2300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Indian Register, Constitution Act, 1982, Indian Act
14 Jul 2015
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Aboriginal canadians are those who can trace their ancestry back before permanent settlement of europeans. Some say 2-3 million or about 7-9% of the national population: others estimate 1 third or 1 half of this number. Aboriginal - persons who report identification with at least one aboriginal group- 5. 4% of national population gave as their ethnic origins one of the three or combination of this origins with another ethnic group. 4% reported identifying with an aboriginal group. Under 2% of the population are indian status i. e. those who the indian act applies. Slightly half of the these people live on reserves or recognized aboriginal settlements. Social and economic conditions of aboriginal canadians tend to be considerably less favourable then the rest of the general population. Reports of high substance abuse and high suicide rates among young aboriginal. Average full time income among members of aboriginal identities are about 70% to those of non-aboriginal canadians.
