In Canada it surprised a declaration of state of emergency in a community. It is not by natural disaster, storm, tornado, earthquake or Tsunami. It is because Indians are committing suicide.
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Poverty
as a Social Determinant of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Health
“National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health”
Research indicates that “at best, the health situation of
Indigenous peoples mirrors that of the world’s poorest, but is made worse by
their social and cultural marginalization.”
Aboriginal children are drastically overrepresented in the
child welfare system. Physical neglect as a result of poverty, poor housing and
substance abuse is a key factor in child apprehension.
...” There is a central role for national governments to
adopt and implement a development strategy which will improve the
socio-economic circumstances of its most vulnerable citizens. In Canada, a key
strategy for reducing Aboriginal poverty is to close the gap in government
funding between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.
As a result, First Nations governments are unable to keep up
with the socio-economic demands of a growing population, particularly with
respect to programs and services.
Poverty Amongst Canada’s Aboriginal
Peoples
· One in four First Nations children lives in poverty as
compared to one in six for non-Aboriginal children.
· Approximately 40% of off-reserve Aboriginal children live
in poverty.
· Aboriginal people living in urban areas are more than
twice more likely to live in poverty than non-Aboriginal people.
Rates of poverty for Aboriginal women are double that of
non-Aboriginal women.
As a result of living under conditions of poverty:
· More than 100 First Nations communities are currently
under boil water advisories and have little or no access to clean water for
drinking and sanitation.
· Nearly one in four First Nations adults live in crowded
homes and 23% of Aboriginal people live in houses in need of major repairs.
· First Nations suffer from ‘third world’ diseases such as
tuberculosis at eight to ten times the rate of Canadians in general.
Aboriginal people in Canada were found to be four times more
likely to experience hunger as a direct result of poverty.
More than one quarter of Aboriginal people off reserve and
30% of Inuit children have experienced food insecurity at some point.
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