Discrimination Against Aboriginal Women

Name

Age

10-15

16-19

20-30

40-50

50-60

60+

Gender

male

female

What is the differnce between First Nations and Aboriginals? Is there a difference ?

How many First Nations youth are there?

600,000 Aboriginal children and youth in Canada. 134,405 First Nations youth and children under 20 years old.

10,000 aboriginal children and youth in Canada. 245,516 First Nations youth and children under 20 years old

8,000 aboriginal children and youth in Canada, 2000 First nations youth and children under 20 years old

5,000 aboriginal children and youth in Canada, 1000 First nations youth and children under 20 years old

What is a First Nations reserve

What is the Indian Act?

defines who is an “Indian” and their rights, and it details the roles and responsibilities of the federal government towards First Nations.

A legal document that grants any Canadian the title of becoming an indian, if they apply

A legal document that grants anyone special privileges

What does FNMI mean ?

Aboriginal women are much more likely than non-Aboriginal women to be :

lone parents (24% compared with 7%);

children fifteen years of age and older 18% compared with 12%);

in a common-law relationship (16% compared with 6%).

They were much less likely to be a spouse (26% compared with 53%)

living in non-family arrangement (15% compared with 22%).

all the above

The unemployment rate for Aboriginal women 2006 was :

17% much higher than the 4% rate for non- Aboriginal women

6% much lower than the 14% rate for non- Aboriginal women

18% about the same rate for non- aboriginal women

12% much higher than the 2% rate for non- aboriginal women