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Aboriginal Elders Are Important In Canadian Aboriginal Heritage Preservation

While Canadian aboriginal seniors make up aThough Canadian Aboriginals make up only one
very tiny percentage of the overall seniorpercent of the total Canadian Aboriginal
population in Canada they are a key link topopulation. However as life expectancy rates
culture and language in their communities.improve with improvements in healthcare and
This trend will continue as Canadianhealth infrastructure development as well as
Aboriginal Seniors increase in both numberstraining these numbers are expected to rise
and percentages of the Canadian Aboriginalwhile falling birth rates will tend to
community with improvements in health careconcentrate the existing group of Aboriginal
and  life  expectancy.Seniors as a percentage among the Canadian
"First  Nations".
"Seniors are revered in many aboriginal
communal cultures for their knowledge andIn total there are approximately 40,000
experiences, and the integral rile that theyAboriginal Seniors in Canada. The largest
place in the vitality and well being of theirnumber live in the province of Ontario,
families , communities and nations ", says afollowed  by  British Columbia, and Manitoba.
Statistics Canada Government Report titled "
A  Portrait  of  Seniors  in  Canada".In terms of the percentage of Aboriginal
Seniors in the total senior population, the
"Aboriginal people turn to their elders asprovinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan led
key sources of traditional knowledge, wisdomthe way among the Canadian provinces with
and  community  continuity".four  percent and three percent respectively.
"The Portrait of Seniors " Statistics Canada"Aboriginal seniors made up a far greater
report used data in part gathered from thepercentage of the total senior population in
official  Government  of  Canada 2001 census.the North of Canada in the Northwest
Territories  and  the  Yukon."
The government Stats Canada Report which used
data from the official Canadian GovernmentBut Aboriginal Seniors face lower life
Census looked at the wellness of people agedexpectancies rates than non-Aboriginal
65 and over across Canada. The reportseniors with aboriginal women outliving
included a section which specifically focusedaboriginal  men,
on  Canadian  Aboriginal  Seniors.
Although low in percentages and total numbers
What was found was that aboriginal languagesCanadian Aboriginal seniors will increase in
are much more prevalent among Canadianboth numbers and percentages over the coming
Aboriginal Seniors and that is in part whyyears as life expectancy increases. This
they are a direct link and linkage togroup has and will continue to expert an ever
Canadian  Aboriginal  culture  and  heritage.increasing important role in the cultural
preservation of Aboriginal culture in Canada.



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