2016 Profile of the Indigenous Population in Surrey
Statistics on age, family profile, housing, mobility, language, income, employment and labour force, and commuting.
Related Material: 2021 Profile of the Indigenous Population in Surrey
Statistics on age, family profile, housing, mobility, language, income, employment and labour force, and commuting.
Related Material: 2021 Profile of the Indigenous Population in Surrey
Discusses the importance of respect for Elders, their role as sources of knowledge, community leaders and carriers of culture, and the value of orality and learning through stories and conversation.
Criticizes the ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) as not being a satisfactory process to fairly compensate all residential school survivors in a timely fashion.
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Compares Registered Indians to Canada's general population in three components: life expectancy, education and income.
First Nations leaders contend that the federal government failed to provide funding, as promised, to poverty issues. The issues include contaminated water, black mold, and lack of funding for graduates to pursue post secondary education.
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