Background Paper (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; BP-359E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Niemczak
Célia Justras
Description
Briefly looks at experiences in Maine, New Zealand, Australia, and the Sami parliaments, with more in-depth look at the Canadian context.
2008 version.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 3, May/June 2007, pp. 28-31
Description
Contains statements of support from various Australian organizations regarding health care inequalities between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal citizens.
Briefly explains changes made to the, Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 which amends out of date legislation. The intent is to modernize the legislation while still retaining special measures to meet the needs of aboriginal people.
Critically reviews a project which had two key objectives: to better link the community to local Indigenous information and to deliver improved services to local Indigenous communities.
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 32, no. 6, November/December 2008, pp. 18-19
Description
Article mentions the, "social exclusion" created by income inequality particularly affecting Indigenous people. Also chronicles HIV/AIDS rates in various countries.