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☐ ☆ ✇ Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® Blog

Higher Rates of Unemployment - #5 of 8 Key Issues

By: [email protected] (Bob Joseph) — May 2nd 2023 at 19:00

Indigenous people are the fastest-growing and youngest segment of the Canadian population. And have been for decades. Based on the 2020 Canada Census there are now 1.8 million Indigenous people in Canada.

There is a direct link between education and employment. Historically, Indigenous peoples have experienced higher unemployment rates than other Canadians. Why? Because historically, they have been offered inferior education, beginning with the cataclysmic residential school system, followed by decades of underfunding for on-reserve schools. Poor education over generations begets chronic unemployment over generations.

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The Violence of Gated Communities in Buenos Aires’s Wetlands

By: Mara Dicenta — April 20th 2023 at 13:00

Real estate developments emulating U.S.-style master-planned communities are popular in Buenos Aires. Mara Dicenta unpacks the violence such developments enact on the environment and the community, as well as the resurgence against them.

The post The Violence of Gated Communities in Buenos Aires’s Wetlands appeared first on Edge Effects.

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Lower Income - #4 of 8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada

By: [email protected] (Bob Joseph) — April 4th 2023 at 19:00
Indigenous Canadians earn about 70 cents for every dollar made by non-Indigenous Canadians, according to Canada's income data. This is a very frequent occurrence in metropolitan areas, where Indigenous employees earn 34% less than non-Indigenous workers doing the same job. The situation is much worse in remote reservations* where non-Indigenous individuals earn up to 88 percent more than Indigenous people. [1]
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Inadequate Housing and Crowded Living Conditions - #3 of 8 Key Issues

By: [email protected] (Bob Joseph) — February 28th 2023 at 20:30
Indigenous People face the worst housing outcomes in the country.

Hon. Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations [1]

To understand the complexities of the housing situation, some basic information on the reserve system, created in 1876, is required. The two articles linked below provide an overview of on-reserve housing.

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When Aboriginal Burning Practices Meet Colonial Legacies in Australia

By: Mardi Reardon-Smith — February 23rd 2023 at 14:50

Aboriginal burning regimes have become popular as a solution to prevent catastrophic wildfires in Australia. Mardi Reardon-Smith argues that Aboriginal peoples’ fire knowledge is not static and contemporary burning regimes result from colonial histories and the intercultural co-creation of environmental knowledges.

The post When Aboriginal Burning Practices Meet Colonial Legacies in Australia appeared first on Edge Effects.

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The Cold Never Bothered Native Hawaiians Anyway: A Conversation with Hi’ilei Julia Hobart

How do certain temperatures come to be normalized and idealized in Hawai'i? Dr. Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart shares critical insights at the intersection of Indigenous dispossession and resistance.

The post The Cold Never Bothered Native Hawaiians Anyway: A Conversation with Hi’ilei Julia Hobart appeared first on Edge Effects.

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Lower Education - #2 of 8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada

By: [email protected] (Bob Joseph) — January 31st 2023 at 19:00
Photo: Unsplash

Education is considered a human right in Canada. Yet, while Canada has one of the world's highest levels of educational attainment, the graduation rate for Indigenous students remains far lower than that of non-Indigenous students. How is that possible? The answer lies in the history of Canada.

☐ ☆ ✇ Salon.com

The best way to save forests? Legally recognize Indigenous lands

By: Joseph Lee — January 29th 2023 at 02:00
A new report says the key to saving Brazil’s Atlantic Forest is recognizing Indigenous territory

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