Aboriginals and Adoption
The social issue I chose to take on was that of the rising percentage of aboriginal children being put into foster care and the effect this has on the future society of Native Americans. To begin with, in recent years the number of aboriginal youths being released into foster care is staggering. There are a total of 66,000 children in foster care within Canada, 40% of which are Native American. This it seems is largely due to the low quality of life within the Native American population. For instance, studies have shown that 45% of Aboriginals are illiterate; this implies that the average individual living with a Native American society may not have the education necessary to find work and raise their standard of living. This in turn may have a negative psychological effect on the individual in that it will cause this person to lose hope for a better life for themselves as well as their family. This in turn may make any individual living under these......
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