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The Aboriginal Crisis: This is not a party problem; this is a Canadian problem Lack of health care, widespread poverty, employment barriers, high suicide rates, drug abuse, segregation, and lack of drinkable water. These are conditions commonly used to describe developing countries, yet they describe a majority of Canada’s Aboriginal reserves. For a country who have cities on several, notable “Most Livable” lists, these conditions seem foreign. Varying political parties have tried to blame…

conditions in their reserves. They do not have clean drinking water, their infrastructure is falling apart, there is no steady economy from the reserve and poor healthcare and education. “Although conditions of extreme poverty, poor health, insufficient housing, and impoverished social and health services still exist in many reserves…” (Mccue) Due to their poor lifestyle many people suffer within the reserve. The reserves are a product of past discrimination and neglect. Many of the citizens…

Indians (now refereed to as First Nations) being 57%, the Metis 33% and the Inuit about 10% of the total population of Aboriginal people. (National Aboriginal Health Organization 2003) According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), an estimated 18% of the Aboriginal population meet the criteria for clinical depression compared to non-aboriginals which are estimated at 8.2% (PHAC 2011) According to standard scales used on Statistics Canada surveys in 2001, 12% of First Nations and 3.1%…

Aboriginal people are the first human beings to claim this land that we all call Canada. They are the ones that first made this land their home, and today we have taken that right from them. Aboriginal communities by far have the worst housing, less education and lower health status. This is not due to the mistakes they might have made, it is due to the mistakes that the media, the general public, and the mistakes from the government of Canada. As of April 1st 2015, there are 1750 aboriginal…

Access to jobs, housing, as well as chain migration, effect their geographical localization. Normally, residential segregation is high for visibly minority immigrants and the working class. Most Southeast Asians (Vietnamese included) reside in urban core areas, especially…

When discussing the successes of development in Third World countries, subjectivity plays a key role in its determination . What a person in a First World country considers development and that of a person who lives in a Third World country will vary greatly due to their individual ideas of what constitutes development. In its planning, “poverty,” “education,” “[gender] equality,” “environmental sustainability,” among others, are listed as goals to be met (United Nations MDG Report 2014). These…

there are many beneficial services in America that can be very useful and helpful to the Egyptian society such as government benefits such as section 8.0 housing, welfare aid otherwise known as food stamps and Financial assistance for education. Egypt being. Third world country is very hard leave and live in another. Country especially a first world…

Illinois filed suit against Wells Fargo, the nation’s largest mortgage lender, claiming over $300 million in damages. The suit alleged that Wells Fargo’s unethical practices unfairly targeted low-income, minority families and contributed to the housing crisis that left the city with abandoned buildings and million of dollars lost in property taxes. The banking institution was accused of knowingly distributing home loans to black and Hispanic customers, many of whom would not have been able to…

998973945 TUT0104 10/23/2014 Promoting Higher Education of The Canadian Arctic Environment For Inuit & First Nations Through reading Shelagh Grant’s book, “Polar Imperative,” the understanding I have come to is that the Arctic is a much more politically complex and socially diverse ecosystem than I once previously assumed. Previously viewing the Arctic as a barren frozen tundra with scarce species, including polar bears, seals, and fish. Through reading Polar Imperative my view has…

8) Discuss Accident/Injury Frequencies. 5. First Aid and CPR Training: Those employees’ assigned supervisory responsibilities shall receive appropriate safety training in 1st Aid and CPR. Fire personnel fall into more stringent regulations pertaining to the 1st AID and CPR requirements as outlined in FSH 5109.17. At least one person on each Unit shall have completed standard First Aid Training. All first line supervisors shall attend First Aid Training on a 2 year basis. All Units shall…