Aboriginals and Indigenous population of Canada

Running head: ABORIGINALS AND INDIGENOUS POPULATION OF CANADA
Aboriginals and Indigenous population of Canada
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1ABORIGINALS AND INDIGENOUS POPULATION OF CANADA
1. a. According to the census conducted in the year 2011, around 48% of the Aboriginal people
of Canada had a diploma, certificate or degree from a university or college. Compared to that,
around 45% of the First nations People, 36% of the Inuit and 55% of the Metis had a degree
("Aboriginal Peoples: Fact Sheet for Canada", 2019). On the other hand, 65 % of the mainstream
people of Canada were educated.
b. The reason for such rates is that the Aboriginal people of Canada and the other communities
such as the Inuit, Metis and the First Nations People are too conscious about the maintenance of
their own distinct traditions. As a result, they do not want to interact much with the outside
world.
c. The data collected by Statistics Canada shows that the about 46% if the Aboriginal youth of
Canada were admitted to correctional services and were incarcerated in the year 2016-17
("Canada’s Indigenous population growing 4 times faster than rest of country", 2019). However,
when compared to the entire youth population of Canada which included the mainstream
population, they made up only 8% of the population ("Canada’s Indigenous population growing
4 times faster than rest of country", 2019).
d. According to me, the most compelling discrimination that can be noticed in Canada is that the
mainstream population has easy access to the justice system while the indigenous people do not.
They can commit the exact same crime, but different punishments will be awarded to them.
e. The main contribution to this scenario is that in the year 2006-07, around 21% of the
Aboriginal youths were sent to the correction facilities. A decade later, this number rose to 47%