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Aboriginality in Canada: The First Inequality . “”. Patterns of Aboriginal Inequality. Intersecting cycle/catch 22/cascading disadvantages of poverty and powerlessness. Poor living conditions Poverty/powerlessness
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Intersecting cycle/catch 22/cascading disadvantages of poverty and powerlessness Poor living conditions Poverty/powerlessness health, violence etc Poor parenting, school failures
PUTTING IT INTO PERSPECTIVE • DIVERSITIES WITHIN DIVERSITY - gender, age, location, orientation (mods vsrads) - Status differences - tribal differences - cross national comparisons • OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS, BUT… • SUCCESS STORIES
Pre and Post-Confederation Treaties National Resources Canada www.nrcan.gc.ca
Modern Treaties (as of 2010) Indian and Northern Affairs Canada www.ainc-inac.gc.ca
Models of Self Determining Autonomy or Models of Self Government
“REPAIRING THE RELATIONSHIP” • From a Colonial relationship /social contract • NOW = A neo-colonial relationship at present (same game, same rules, different conventions, different players ) • Towards a post colonial social contract (different game, different rules, different players) • Based on the Principles of Constructive Engagement - partnership - power sharing - participation - property return