Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada

Almost 34% of those who identify as aboriginal in 2016 have no secondary/ highschool or equivalent certificate according to the Canadian Census

Too few teachers that speak Indigenous languages

Schools often lack basic materials for everyday learning

Majority of their learning consists of indoctrination and skills in manual labour

Lack of government funding

Average total income of Indigenous Peoples was 75% of the non indigenous

this is a 25% income gap. Although this is a a big gap, it has gone done from 27% in the past 10 years

As of 2018 the unemployment rate for indigenous communities in Canada was almost 14% where as it was 8% for non indigenous (Statistics Canada)

Indigenous peoples do not have the required education to find a job that provides income

Reserves are far from industries and places that provide work making it very difficult to get to work, or at least find a job in the area

Nearly half the youth across Canada that have been incarcerated are Indigenous

Indigenous adults were 26 percent of admissions to provincial and territorial correctional services but only make up 3 percent of the Canadian adult population.

Federally, Indigenous adults represented 28 percent of custodial admissions.

Indigenous females represented 38 percent of female admissions to provincial and territorial custody

The potential reasoning for this is the lack of education and high rates of unemployment

1 in 5 First Nations Adults take their own life

This is 20%

Depending on the community, first nations/Aboriginal youth have suicide rated 5-7 X higher than non-indigenous youth

In a Group of 100 aboriginal people, 20 will take their own life

In a group of 100 non indigenous people only about 2-4 will take their life

The suicide rates in these communities are 11x higher than the national average

Low Income

Little to no funding in Hospitals

Contaminated water supply

Poor Living conditions

Higher amounts of chronic illness, heart disease and diabetes

Crowded Living Conditions

The result of land being stripped away from them

Being placed on less valuable lands as reserves

As of 2011 44% of all indigenous peoples lived in homes that needed major repairs

Many children in Indigenous families have high rates of injuries and deaths from events such as drowning

Health Canada statistics show that Indigenous children are three to four more times likely to die from an unintentional injury rather than a non Aboriginal child of the same age

This may be because of lack of education

Certain Programs may not be affered in underfunded communities

School's arts and extra curricular programs may be cut

Health care systems will be affected

Products and services may come at higher costs

Low income levels and Inadequate housing

One with low income my not be able to afford housing

Lack of education and:

Unemployment

Higher levels of incarenation

Child Injury

Lack of education leads to inability to assess ot treats dangers

Lack of health care and:

Child Injury

Suicide rates

Lack of Employment and

Poor housing

crime rates

Need to be able support family

Suicide levels

Unemployment can often lead to mental health issues such as deppression

Crime and suicide rates

Lack of government funding and:

Health care

School

Suicide rates

Mental health programs may not be offered