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Aboriginal Issues in Canada

Aboriginal Issues in Canada. An introduction. Aboriginal Issues in Canada: KWL Chart. Create a chart in your notebook with the following headings and work through the first two columns individually: What I know What I want to know What I learned. Let’s look at some background.

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Aboriginal Issues in Canada

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  1. Aboriginal Issues in Canada An introduction

  2. Aboriginal Issues in Canada: KWL Chart • Create a chart in your notebook with the following headings and work through the first two columns individually: What I know What I want to know What I learned

  3. Let’s look at some background • Life expectancy for aboriginal people is five to seven years below the national average.

  4. Child Poverty: • 52.1 % of Aboriginal children live in poverty • 23.4 % of Canadian children live in poverty

  5. People who have experienced hunger: • 3.9 % of total population • 16 % of Aboriginal population

  6. Percentage of single parents earning less than $12,000 a year • 22 % Non-Aboriginal • 39 % Aboriginal

  7. Aboriginal people have a disability rate that is twice the national average

  8. Let’s read an article .....

  9. Answer the following questions: • In Ontario, what is the relationship between teenage moms and poverty? • The _____________ (south/north) is wealthier than the ____________ (south/north) in Ontario. • What parts of Ontario have the highest rates of teen mothers? • What does “opportunity deficit” mean?

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