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1) How are Canadian aboriginals compared with refugees?

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1) How are Canadian aboriginals compared with refugees?

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Canadian aboriginals and refugees are similar in the way that they have similar backgrounds and similar reasons to why they left their countries and came to Canada. The main difference is that Canadian aboriginals have already settled here, whereas the refugees are new to the country.

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2) According to the author of the article, how differently are the groups treated?

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2) According to the author of the article, how differently are the groups treated?

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as a country we “sponsor” the refugees

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3) How does the aboriginal suicide rate compare with the non-aboriginal rate?

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3) How does the aboriginal suicide rate compare with the non-aboriginal rate?

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Aboriginals are 5 times more likely to commit suicide versus a non-aboriginal person. 70 kids ages 10-14 and 200 ages 15-20 took their lives from 1986-2016. After 200 people, including kids tried to kill themselves last April a concern came to the community. It is said that it would never be acceptable in a non-aboriginal community so action has to be taken.

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4) What factors are listed as reasons for this?

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4) What factors are listed as reasons for this?

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Hopelessness, poverty, overcrowding, inadequate housing/schooling, lack of mental health services, the high removal rates of children from their own homes by child welfare authorities, addiction and skyrocketing rates of sexual assault are all playing an influence on these high suicide rates.

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5) What was the finding of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal?

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5) What was the finding of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal?

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The tribunal found Ottawa was providing less money for child welfare services than would be available off the reserve, all though the needs are greater. The tribunal ordered Ottawa to redress the wrong.

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6) What weird thing happened with the budget of Indigenous and Northern Affairs in fiscal year 2015-2016? The suicide rate in Aboriginals increased a great amount. Why would something like this happen? The government spent $900 million less then was allocated to it, which could have gone towards child welfare, schools, housing or water treatment. 

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6) What weird thing happened with the budget of Indigenous and Northern Affairs in fiscal year 2015-2016? The suicide rate in Aboriginals increased a great amount. Why would something like this happen? The government spent $900 million less then was allocated to it, which could have gone towards child welfare, schools, housing or water treatment. 

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9) What is the significance of the First Nations School of Toronto?

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9) What is the significance of the First Nations School of Toronto?

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The significance of the school is that it is the first publicity funded school to offer aboriginal education, starting from elementary to high school. It promotes the use and practice of aboriginal culture.

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7) Compared to the national average, how likely is an aboriginal person to die of fire?

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7) Compared to the national average, how likely is an aboriginal person to die of fire?

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An aboriginal person is 10.4 times more likely to die in a house fire than the rest of Canada's citizens.

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11) What promises have been made? What differences have those promises made?

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11) What promises have been made? What differences have those promises made?

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a federal promise to help clean the mercury from Grassy Narrows First Nation. The federal government is becoming more involved with the First Nations,. Health Canada is monitoring water quality and health risks to the community.

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12) In your view, what needs to be done at Grassy Narrows?

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12) In your view, what needs to be done at Grassy Narrows?

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8) What are the main causes of fire on reserves?

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8) What are the main causes of fire on reserves?

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The factors contributing to these deaths are numerous and complex, many of the homes that burned to the ground  with people inside them did not meet basic building or fire code requirements. Many didn’t have a working smoke detector either.

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10) What is problem in Grassy Narrows? How long has this problem been going on?

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10) What is problem in Grassy Narrows? How long has this problem been going on?

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There is a very high mercury content in their soil and water which was dumped by a paper mill into the river passing through the reserve. Government officials said the problem would eventually fix itself as the dumping of mercury had ceased, however the problem is still ongoing and has been since the 1960s.