Aboriginal

Aboriginal women went from being central forces in their communities to having little value.

Statistics Canada recently released a report citing two-thirds, or 67 per cent, of Aboriginal women in a study group were considered overweight compared to 55 per cent of non-Aboriginal women.

Sapers says that it is well documented that Aboriginal people are over represented in Canada's prisons but the "disparities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal offenders are not as well known and should be addressed on an urgent basis." The higher rate of recidivism for Aboriginal offenders is in part due to the Correctional Service's failure to manage Aboriginal inmates in a culturally responsive and non-discriminatory manner, he added.

Professor John Richards, an economist who teaches in the new public policy program at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, thinks federal government transfers to bands should be reduced in favour of treaty benefits paid to individual Aboriginals, regardless of where they live.

One of Canada's most renowned negotiators for Aboriginal affairs is in Northern Ontario identifying long-term job opportunities for First Nations people.

As a Visiting Scholar at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, the author was able to devote time to interviewing teachers, administrators, and university faculty, reading the available research literature and visiting predominantly Aboriginal schools.

The purpose of this exploratory study was to select four examples, referred to as Aboriginal Relations/Advisory Committees (ARACs): Urban Aboriginal Peoples Advisory Committee in Vancouver; Aboriginal Relations Office in Edmonton; Aboriginal Relations Division in Winnipeg; and Aboriginal Affairs Community Advisory Committee in Toronto.

According to Turner, to be a peace pipe a proposal must accommodate Aboriginal peoples' own understandings of their rights (hereafter, 'indigenous rights').

Creating Choices: Rethinking Aboriginal Policy John Richards C.D.