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1. Statistics Canada, Profile of Canada's Aboriginal Population, Catalogue No. 94-325, (Ottawa: 1995), Table 1, p. 8. Back
2. Statistics Canada, Life Tables, Canada and Provinces, 1990-1992,Catalogue No. 84-537, (Ottawa: 1995), Table 1, p. 1.Back
3. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Basic Departmental Data, 1994,Catalogue No. R12-7/1994, (Ottawa: 1995), p. 25. Back
4. Although 44,570 seniors enumerated in the 1991 Aboriginal Peoples Survey were of Aboriginal ancestry, just 23,000 indicated that they identified with their Aboriginal heritage. Back
5. For the most part, the term 'Indian' has fallen into disuse in communicating with Aboriginal people. Its use is still required, however, in legal and constitutional contexts and when reporting statistics collected on the basis of Aboriginal group (as is the case with the Aboriginal Peoples Survey).Back
6. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Projections of the Population with Aboriginal Identity, Canada, 1991-2016, Summary Report for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, (Ottawa: 1996), p. 22 Back
7. Canada. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, "You Took My Talk": Aboriginal Literacy and impowerment, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Second Session of the Thirty-fourth Parliament, 1989-90. Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada, pp. 106-108. Back
8. Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples Survey, Public Use Micro Data File. Back
9. Aboriginal Peoples Survey, Public Use Micro Data File. Back
10. Department of the Secretary of State, The Use of Aboriginal Languages in Canada: An Analysis of 1981 Census Data, (Ottawa: 1986), p. 66. Back
11. Statistics Canada, Schooling, Work and Related Activities, Income, Expenses and Mobility, Catalogue No. 89-534, (Ottawa: 1993). Back
12. James S. Frideres, "The Future of Our Past: Native Elderly in
    Canadian Society," in Writings in Gerontology 15, (Ottawa: National Advisory Council on Aging, 1994), p. 34. Back
13. Laurel A. Strain and Neena L. Chappell, "Social Networks of Urban Native Elders: A comparison with Non-Natives," Canadian Ethnic Studies XXI/2 (1989), p. 34. Back
14. Many organizations provide cross-cultural training, and a number of approaches are possible. The type of course you require will be dictated by your communication needs. It may be beneficial to have a program tailor-made to meet the needs of your organization. Look for cross-cultural awareness seminars and workshops offered through Aboriginal friendship centres and other Aborig inal organizations, multicultural or ethno-cultural centres, police organizations, human rights associations and similar organizations. Back

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