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Public policy and Aboriginal peoples in Canada: taking a lifecourse perspective

Authors: Martin J. Cooke and Jennifer McWhirter

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Abstract (English)

The health and social conditions of first Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada remain important policy concerns. The life course has been proposed by some as a framework for analysis that could assist in the development of policies that would improve the economic and social inclusion of Aboriginal peoples. In this paper we support the goal of applying a life-course perspective to policies related to Aboriginal peoples but suggest that the framework needs to consider the unique relationship between Aboriginal peoples and public policies. We provide some illustrations using data from the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey.

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Details

TypeJournal article
Author Martin J. Cooke and Jennifer McWhirter
Publication Year 2011
Title Public policy and Aboriginal peoples in Canada: taking a lifecourse perspective
Volume 37
Journal Name Canadian Public Policy
Number s1
Pages 15-31
Publication Language English
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Subjects

Income, pensions, spending and wealthIndigenous peoplesStatistical methods

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Data Used

Aboriginal Peoples Survey

Cross-Sectional, Repeated (1991 to 2017)

APS

Research Data Centre(s)

SWORDC (Waterloo)

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