POLS 2300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Aboriginal Title, Indian Register, Indian Act
20 Nov 2015
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2 to 3 million or 7-9% of the canadian population. Aboriginals are those who identity with at least one of the following aboriginal groups: north. 5. 4% of the national population reported as an aboriginal mixed with another ethnic group. High rates of suicide and substance abuse. Only 70% have full time employment compared to other canadians (average income of. Aboriginals are 2. 5 times higher to have lower incomes. One third between 25-64 have not completed high school, only 8% have completed university (compared to 23%) Used to use the terms indians, metis and eskimos". 1939 supreme court ruled that eskimos did not fall under the title of indians in the indian act of 1876, but other than that, the language used did not really matter. Communitarianism: the belief that communities and communal identities are essential to individual dignity and the maintenance of truly democratic societies (1960"s) *blacks in america and quebecers took this belief to heart.
