SOSC 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: United Nations Human Rights Committee, Eleanor Leacock, Body Bag
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The canadian state itself exists on the basis of the expropriation of native land and resources, the subordination of native politics. Ward churchill (1947-present: churchill is an aboriginal activist known for his scholarly writings. Associated with the genocidal argument of aboriginal people (residential schools, etc: represents thesis 1 of this lecture. Canada: who are we talking about when we talk about aboriginal peoples? a. Aboriginal is an umbrella term encompassing inuit, m tis and first nations avoid discussion of the canadian indian . In 1951, 6. 7% of aboriginal people lived in cities. In 2001, 49% of aboriginal people lived in cities: poor conditions on reserves (epitomized by 2009 body bag scandal , poverty, ill health, blocked opportunity. Status indians representation group did studies on how condition on many reserves closely resemble conditions with developing nations: housing: crowding, lack of plumbing.