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Aboriginal and Canadian Sovereignty, 2002.
The argument that Aboriginal sovereignty can coexist within Canadian sovereignty.
2,790 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 131.95
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This paper examines how, since the 1980s, the idea of Aboriginal sovereignty has been a subject of growing debate in Canada and how centrally at issue is the dispute over Aboriginal rights. It discusses how there is a contrast between traditional Aboriginal values and those of modern-day society and how within Canada there exists a prevailing tension between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals on many levels. It analyzes how the government is in need of serious revision and why some Canadians feel that the only solution to the crisis the Aboriginal peoples presently find themselves in is some form of Aboriginal sovereignty. It shows how these Canadians believe that the best way to address the crisis is to have First Nations peoples control their own destiny through self-determination in order to confront current challenges successfully and ultimately lead to a greater state of well-being for its peoples.
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"In addition to the Indian Act, which was subsequently amended multiple times, other influential policy documents were developed including the Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy (1969), also known as the White Paper and Citizens Plus (1970) which ?presents a counter-policy written by the Union of Alberta Indians, a treaty Indian group, in reaction to the federal document? (41) and called for Aboriginal self-determination. The White Paper?s aim ?was to outline a strategy that would integrate Indian peoples into mainstream society? (43). Conversely, ?The guiding principles for economic development, proposed in Citizens Plus, suggest a reliance on a combination of government assistance and private enterprise [in order to] make reserve communities into centres of profitable and productive private industry? (49)."
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The Aboriginal People of Winnipeg, 2007.
This paper examines the health issues, employment, poverty, housing and education of the aboriginal people in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
1,090 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 60.95
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This paper reports that 8.4 per cent of the total 661,730 population of Winnipeg is aboriginal, which is the second highest percentage of the 13 major Canadian cities. The author points out that the young age of the majority of the aboriginals in Winnipeg is very important because it can have a major impact on the need for more educational and welfare services. The paper stresses that the effects of poverty and housing issues may be a major cause of poor health among aboriginal people in Winnipeg. The author relates that the demographic profiles seem to indicate that social and economic disadvantages facing aboriginal people in Winnipeg have been limiting their educational achievements. The paper includes several quotations.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Aboriginal Population of Winnipeg
Income, Employment and Poverty
Housing Issues
Health Issues
Education Issues
Conclusion
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"The differences in incomes between aboriginal people and non-aboriginal people in Winnipeg can be partially explained by differences in employment and unemployment rates. The total employment rate for Winnipeg in 2001 was 64.8 per cent and the unemployment rate was 5.6 per cent. The employment rate for aboriginals in Winnipeg is only 55.1 per cent and the unemployment rate is 14.3 per cent. This would seem to indicate that the higher unemployment rate in the aboriginal population of Winnipeg is a major factor in the poverty of that population."
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Aboriginal Status and Health, 2008.
This paper explores four social determinants of health that affect the Aboriginal population of Canada.
2,425 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 117.95
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The paper examines Aboriginal status, income, gender and social exclusion as social determinants of health that affect the Aboriginal population. The paper shows how these social determinants of health interact to ensure that the Aboriginal communities have the very worst social and economic conditions in Canada, as well as few resources. The paper outlines policy options to improve the quality of these social determinants of health and discusses the barriers to implementation of these policies.
Outline:
Introduction
Aboriginal Status
Income
Pathways
Social Exclusion
Gender
Policy Options for Improvement
Barriers to Implementation of Policy Options
Conclusion
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"Aboriginal peoples live in physical, socioeconomic, and psycho-social environments which determine that they will not live healthy lifestyles and will have very poor health status. Aboriginal status refers to how Aboriginal people are classified under the Indian Act. The term 'status Indian' has a special legal meaning and involves "certain privileges to be compensated for having relinquished certain land rights" (Raphael, 2004, p. 267). As a result of colonization, Aboriginal peoples have lost land, cultural heritage, religion, and language, but mainly they have lost their autonomy. The consequences are observed in the poor physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and cultural health of these people. The nature of the socioeconomic environment ensues that the health status of these people will be poor."
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Aboriginal Action Plan, 2002.
A look at Canada's action plan to support strong communities, people and economies such as its Aboriginal communities.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 55.95
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This paper addresses the issue that Canada's Aboriginal communities have distinct political, economic, social, and health related concerns. For the most part, the imposition of a non-Aboriginal system; i.e., one that has been designed for individuals with inherently different needs, is widely viewed as highly inappropriate, and historically ineffective and damaging. The federal government is making efforts to patch up this string of misfortunes in its Aboriginal Action Plan.
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Aboriginal Community Problems, 2007.
This paper examines the conditions of the aboriginal community in Winnipeg, Canada.
1,545 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 79.95
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The paper reveals that aboriginal peoples in the city in Canada live under terrible conditions. The paper focuses on the aboriginal people in Winnipeg and explains their condition with a discussion of stereotypes. The paper also looks at the sociological perspective of conflict theory that best explains the problems of aboriginal people. The paper concludes that they can only improve their own conditions if they have power.
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"Aboriginal peoples who live in the city in Canada live under the worst conditions. Compared with other Canadians, they have very low social and economic status. They also have very little education. However, all Aboriginal peoples are not the same. Depending on the city, they can be very different from Aboriginal groups in other cities. This paper is concerned with Aboriginal people in Winnipeg. For one thing, these people have a higher level of education, but the level of poverty also is still high. Even when Aboriginal people in the city should be in a good position, they are not. One very important explanation for the condition of Aboriginal people in Winnipeg is stereotypes. The sociological perspective that best explains the problems of Aboriginal people in Winnipeg and the rest of Canada is conflict theory."
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Aboriginal Myth in Arnhem Land, 2008.
The author discusses the importance of the study of the Aboriginals and their culture in the field of anthropology.
710 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 40.95
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This paper relates that the Aboriginals of Australia are central to defining anthropology and to our understanding of what anthropology can say about modern man. The paper goes on to discuss how Aboriginal religion affects every aspect of Aboriginal society and how Aboriginal paintings are a expression of their religion. Lastly, the paper relates that the very survival of indigenous Aboriginal culture in Australia is a source of concern for many people for a wide variety of reasons.
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"Aboriginal paintings are expressions of aboriginal religion, of the Dreamtime, the recollection of the collective common story of these peoples. One of the remarkable features of this art is that virtually every aboriginal artist adheres to the same customs and conventions. This reflects that fact that art to aboriginals is not something that individuals do. It is a reflection of their common culture. While many individual artists may have different dreams and visions, the expression of their culture is so tightly bound to a common outlook and attitude that the commonality of the artwork is often more striking than the individuality (Price-Williams & Gaines). "
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The Cultural Evolution of Aboriginal Marriage, 2008.
A comparison of historical and modern day Aboriginal marriages in Australia.
1,089 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 59.95
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This paper analyzes the early historical origins of Aboriginal marriages, in their practices and ceremonies, that are found in what is now modern day Australia. In particular, the paper presents an historical overview of the ancient practices of these Aboriginal marriages and shows how they are used within the modern context of marriages of Aboriginal Australians today.
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"In conclusion, the history of the marriage ceremonies and practices of the Australian Aborigines is one that has stayed true with the ancient customs that were initiated through a creationist religious mythology. The binding essence of the firestick provides a sexual and legally binding ceremony that is provided though family members, uniting the man and the woman within the tribe. The evolution of these marriage rites include a multi-cultural integration with other ethnic or racial groups, which provides a foundation for the relevancy and survival of these ceremonies. In this manner, this study has provided a historical evaluation of the marriage ceremonies and practices of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia from the early past to the present tense."
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Residential Schools and Aboriginal Identity, 2005.
A discussion on aboriginal residential schools as depicted in Carol Geddes' "Growing Up Native".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 41.95
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The paper describes how Carol Geddes, in "Growing Up Native," depicts the trauma of residential school as a defining aspect of Aboriginal history in the Canadian north. Through a process of causal analysis this essay argues the thesis that while the residential schools were physically, culturally and psychologically damaging for generations of Aboriginal youth, an examination of the context will reveal that systemic racism was the ultimate cause of this trauma. The paper analyzes how the residential schools existed as instruments of both state policy and religious missionary motives within a mainstream Canadian society that considered Aboriginals inferior to whites.
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?Aboriginal Siberia?, 2004.
A review of "Aboriginal Siberia: A Study in Social Anthropology" by M.A. Czaplicka.
1,531 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 79.95
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This paper examines the book, "Aboriginal Siberia: A Study in Social Anthropology" by M.A. Czaplicka, and shows that the main argument that the author makes is that there are true aboriginal tribes of Siberia like the ones in Australia and Africa. It looks at how this ethnography is the first to portray and classify all the tribes of Siberia and how the author classifies all Siberian tribes into two groups, the Palaeo-Siberians and Neo-Siberians. It explores how the biggest part of Czaplicka?s ethnology is devoted to describing marriage customs and ceremonies of the Siberian tribes.
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"The Turkic tribes are forced into endogamy due to their poor living conditions and extremely harsh climate, even for Siberia. The presence of bridewealth and dowry is a tradition that is shared by Turkic and Mongolic tribes, due to the common Middle-Asian roots. Unlike the Tungus, Turkic tribes try to preserve the virginity of the future brides by making them wear ?chastity girdles?( Czaplicka,108); this is done to receive a higher bridewealth from the future husband. The Turks practice seizing of the bride just like the Kamchadal and Koryak tribes, however the bride does not try to get away but instead has a full consensus to being taken."
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Aboriginal Housing Issues and Homelessness, 2005.
A discussion of Canadian aboriginal housing problems in urban areas and the reserves.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 9 sources, AU$ 210.95
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The essay discusses aboriginal housing issues and homelessness. The paper looks at both issues in both urban areas and the reserves. The paper argues the point that the practices of the Canadian government resulted in poverty that in turn has led to housing issues for its aboriginal population.
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"Aboriginal Housing Issues and Homelessness Housing is a fundamental human need. In general it can be argued that Canadians are well housed. However, not everyone has access to affordable housing. In The Canadian Housing System, James McKellar et al state, Although, overall, Canadians are well housed, a minority of households are unable to obtain market housing that is suitable, adequate, and affordable without paying more than 30 percent of their income (McKellar et al 11). This means that three major issues occur in terms of housing. These are obtaining housing, obtaining affordable housing and obtaining adequate housing."
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Aboriginal Land Claims, 2008.
This paper explains the link between the First Nations' land claims and their Aboriginal culture.
1,659 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 84.95
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The paper discusses how the First Nations land claims, an ongoing saga in Canadian political and legal circles, are as a result of the Aboriginal culture's different attitudes towards land and property. The paper refers to the book "Green Grass Running Water" by Thomas King and shows how it partly reflects the differences between Aboriginal and white Canadian society in their distinct understandings of land and property.
Outline:
Introduction
Distinct Cultures, Distinct Concepts
The Roots of Difference
Lost in Translation
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"One of the fascinating aspects of the interaction of First Nations culture and European settler culture in the early years of Canada was how the two peoples often seemed to be speaking as "cross purposes" to one another. This applies particularly to the concept of land and its use. While both First Nations peoples and European settlers saw the land as a resource that could be used to support human survival, the First Nations peoples seem to have been surprised at the devastation the European settlers imposed on the environment that had supported Aboriginal populations for centuries."
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Gender in Aboriginal Societies, 2002.
An analysis of gender relations in Aboriginal societies.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 111.95
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This paper examines Australian aboriginal society. It finds that men are considered sacred, while the women are seen as profane. Indeed, the world of the aboriginal Australians is very much male-oriented.
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Policies on Aboriginal People in Canada, 2008.
An analysis of the position of the Aboriginal people of Canada within the Canadian federal government.
1,527 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 12 sources, MLA, AU$ 79.95
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This paper discusses the impact and consequences of the federal and provincial government policies on the Aboriginal people of Canada. The paper suggests that the impact and consequences of federal and provincial policies against Aboriginal peoples have made their self-government and full sovereignty as a third partner in Canadian government the only viable means of retaining their identity and tribal cultural values.
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"The Aboriginal peoples of Canada have "a long history of the denial of self-government" (Cassidy 99). The Federal government abetted by the provincial governments with strong economic interests in appropriating and developing Indian lands are no longer viable systems of politics or the delivery of social services. Although Chris Anderson, himself an Aboriginal academic, cautions against the reliability of data from "such a blunt instrument like the census" (Anderson 2), if a national tribal council were called with the specific goal of beginning to formulate the framework of a sovereign Aboriginal nation, it is possible that a census of all Indians could be an effective part of that framework. To achieve sovereignty, the links with federalism and provincialism have to be broken; status labels have to be discarded. There are too many "policy formation mechanisms" (Cassidy 97) set up "to deal with the challenges presented by Aboriginal governments" [to provincial ones], but the challenges are presented to the Aboriginal peoples by the provincial and federal governments, not the other way around. The question is not why the Aboriginal people do not have the land, but why the Canadian government has it. Sovereignty is the unknown form but the only true answer."
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Aboriginal Peoples and Canadian Institutions, 2005.
An analysis of the high proportion of Aboriginal people in Canadian institutions.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 55.95
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The paper examines the over-representation of Aboriginal people in Canadian correctional institutions. It outlines the statistics of those incarcerated compared to the non-Aboriginal population and explains the causes behind this, which include demographics, racism, discrimination and social issues. Sources include government commissions and reports covering primarily the Western Provinces.
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"This paper will briefly address the question as to why there is a disproportionate number of Aboriginal (native) people in Canadian institutions and demonstrate that multiple factors including population demographics, over-policing, and social conditions are partly to blame. For the purposes of this paper, the scope of Canadian institutions will be limited to jails and correctional institutions as opposed to hospitals or psychiatric institutions etc. The Problem Stated The evidence for the high proportion of aboriginals in jails and correctional institutions in Canada has been well researched and has been the subject of extensive public enquiries and commissions."
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Aboriginal Education in Canada, 2005.
A thorough study of the integration process of Aboriginal Canadians in the education system.
4,102 words (approx. 16.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, AU$ 173.95
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This paper explores interactions among formal learning, informal learning, and life conditions and opportunities experienced by Aboriginal people in Canada. It explains that Aboriginal people have many capacities, in the form of skills, knowledge and experience that are given little place or recognition in conventional educational and economic activities. The writer concludes that their educational experiences and desires suggest that all Canadians could benefit from greater integration among community realities, formal learning, and informal learning capacities.
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Abstract
Introduction
Literature Review
Conclusion
References
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"A great deal of attention has been given in recent years to what is commonly described as an education gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians (Wotherspoon and Butler, 1999). According to 1996 census data, approximately one-third (35 percent) of Canadians aged fifteen and over, compared to more than half (54 percent) of the comparable Aboriginal population, never graduated high school, while 16 percent of the national adult population, and only 4.5 percent of the Aboriginal population, have college degrees (Statistics Canada, 1998). Aboriginal dropout rates are reported to be double those for the general population, and Aboriginal school leavers are about half as likely to return to school later in life (Gilbert et al. 1993: 23)."
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Aboriginal Unemployment, 2002.
Discussion of the unemployment problem amongst Canada's Aboriginal population and some of the steps Canada has taken to alleviate the problem.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 15 sources, AU$ 139.95
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This paper attempts to address the problem of Aboriginal unemployment within the context of government policy. Although government monies have increased to the First Nations steadily in the last ten years, it has put a very small dent in the problem. The Canadian government has used a variety of measures to address the problem of Aboriginal unemployment, including entrapreneuralship programs, education, and fostering mega-projects such as Voisey Bay and northern gas pipelines.
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