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Nov 20, 2023 · My research on the religious history of U.S. national parks illustrates how religious justifications for establishing parks contributed to the persecution of Indigenous tribes, a reality that...
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First Nations are experiencing a housing crisis with approximately 85,000 housing units required across Canada. In many cases multiple families live in one and two bedroom homes.Almost half of the existing housing stock needs major repairs and another fifteen percent require outright replacement.About twenty-five percent of First Nations adults live in over-crowded housing, compared to less than ten percent of adults in the general Canadian population.Almost forty percent of First Nations adults report that their home is in need of major repairs.In 2006, sixty-one percent of First Nations young adults aged 20 to 24 had not completed high school, compared with thirteen percent of non-Aboriginal Canadians.About forty percent of First Nations adults did not graduate from high school.The K-12 completion rate for First Nations students living on-reserve is forty-nine percent.First Nations students are more likely to end up in jail than graduate from high school.Tuberculosis among First Nation citizens living on-reserve is 31 times the national average.One in five First Nations is diabetic–that’s three to five times the national average.Approximately twenty-five percent of on-reserve water treatment systems pose a high health risk.The life expectancy of First Nation citizens is five to seven years less than non-Aboriginal Canadians.First Nations adults saw family values as the core of community life, followed by Elders and traditional ceremonial activities such as powwows.First Nations adults who participated in traditional activities such as hunting and trapping, fishing, hiking, canoeing or kayaking, snowshoeing, or berry picking or other food gathering were more...Almost ninety percent of First Nations youth felt that traditional cultural events were “very important” or “somewhat important” in their life.First Nations youth who participated in cultural or extracurricular activities on a regular basis demonstrated increased levels of personal resource variables, such as self-esteem, social support,...First Nations children, on average, receive twenty-two percent less funding for child welfare services than other Canadian children.Over half of all First Nations youth identified family values as...Over half of all First Nations youth identified family values as a community strength.Almost half of First Nations youth live with both of their biological parents; almost half live with their biological mother but not their biological father.In 2006, the average household income for First Nations living on-reserve was $15,958, compared to $36,000 (before taxes) for non-Aboriginal Canadians.First Nations people living on-reserve have the lowest labour force participation rate (52%) of any Aboriginal group, compared to 67% for non-Aboriginal Canadians.In 2006, the unemployment rate for First Nation people living on-reserve was twenty-five percent—approximately three times the rate for non-Aboriginal Canadians.Canada will face a labour shortage by 2017 as baby-boomers retire and there are fewer workers to replace them.With more than half of the First Nation population under the age of 23, First Nations youth can fill this gap.Severe funding shortages create barriers for community members to teach, learn, use, and maintain their languages.The proportion of First Nations adults who reported that First Nations language is the language they use most in daily life increased from 2002 to 2010.More than two-thirds of First Nations adults reported being able to understand or speak a First Nations language.More than one-third of First Nations adults used a First Nations language daily.A number of First Nations individuals have demonstrated their athletic prowess and serve as role models for First Nations youth and contribute to their motivation and quality of life. For example, the Iroquois Nationals have captured the world’s attention by demonstrating their skill, power and success in Lacrosse. First Nations sports role models ...
A number of First Nations individuals have demonstrated their creative abilities as musicians, actors, writers, painters and playwrights. Their energy and talent serve as role models for First Nations youth and contribute to their motivation and quality of life. First Nations role models in the arts include: 1. Adam Beach, Lake Manitoba First Natio...
The concept of wellness refers to the condition or state of the four traditional indigenous dimensions of personal development: mental (mind), physical (body), emotional (emotion), and spiritual (spirit). Wellness can be affected by all the components that contribute to quality of life. For example, poor housing can have a negative effect on one’s ...
Religion and Quality of Life . 1. Introduction . We have analyzed the ways in which the religious characteristics of states, dyads, and regions, relate to international confict and cooperation. We have also examined the efect of the religious characteristics of states on their domestic confict experience. Troughout our analyses we focused on
National parks are partially distinguished from national forests or wildlife refuges in that they (generally) encourage recreational use of resources but not their consumption through the harvesting of plant life or wildlife.
Subjective and objective indicators of the quality of life (QOL) are used to test relationships with religious involvement, participation, and belief. Findings from other studies show religious involvement to be associated with longer life.
- Abbott L. Ferriss
- aferris@emory.edu
- 2002
Sep 21, 2021 · A few years ago, I spent a weekend in Bryce Canyon National Park reporting on a religious organization called A Christian Ministry in the National Parks. It sends people to national parks across the country to lead worship services and Bible studies for workers and guests.
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Quality of life (QOL) is defined by the World Health Organization as "an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns". [1]
