Aboriginal People In Canada

Currently, Aboriginal peoples in Canada live in conditions of extraordinary poverty in a land of riches and wealth. Their are substandard and overcrowded, water often unsanitary and contaminated, population and in particular Aboriginal youth face staggering unemployment and rates of suicide, levels of health, income and education fall far below that of the rest of the country. With this being said after long years of oppression and discrimination, the Canadian government has made valiant efforts in the reconciliation of Aboriginal relations, however the resources and funds provided have proven to be insufficient, thus causing detrimental consequences.

Aboriginal people are struggling to improve their lives while re-discovering their traditional

Only a small proportion of Canada's resource income has come back to Aboriginal people, most in the form of transfer payments such as social assistance. This has never been, and is not now, the choice of Aboriginal people. They want to free themselves from the destructive burden of welfare and dependency. But to do this they need to have back some of what was taken away. From forced relocations to the isolation of reserves, current Aboriginal people are rampantly struggling to fight for the life conditions they deserve. Current reserves do not only undermine the growing Indigenous populations but present housing conditions has caused unnecessary overcrowding, growth of mold and fungi; adding other detrimental risks of health conditions underlying Aboriginal peoples. According to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) a process of building a dwelling consisting of three bedrooms is given a maximum of $296, 000. Rates varying by province, it can be suggested that this is simply not enough to build an adequate home. In addition within the restricted budget from government control, upon the delivery of wood and other production items, this does not include contracted workers or labour specialists that provide a faster rate of production and renovation of said funded housing. “There are never enough money to renovate houses, and the renovation itself takes long time because we don’t have very many skilled

As of December 2017, prime minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to eradicate all drinking water advisories in First Nations communities by March 2021. He restates his belief that every person in Canada should be able to drink the water that comes out of their tap, but many communities are still waiting. With three years left and more than 60 communities still turning to alternative water sources for drinking, bathing and cooking, critics are weary about the pace and scope of work left to be done. As of Dec. 21, 2017 there were 67 long-term drinking water advisories in effect for public water systems managed by the federal government. These drinking water warnings have been in place for over a year. There are an additional 18 communities that are currently at risk of developing long-term drinking water advisories, meaning they’ve had water issues for between two and 12 months. Since forming government, the Liberals have lifted 32 drinking water advisories. However, 22 new advisories have been added in that time, according to the Indigenous and Northern Affairs department. Although the government has made some valid efforts, seemingly the amount of work that has been resolved does not take upon advancement of their project but instead it furthers them from