Estimating Institutionalization and Homelessness for Status First Nations in Canada: A Method and Implications

Authors

  • Donna L Feir University of Victoria
  • Randall Akee UCLA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2018.9.4.2

Abstract

We propose an accessible and repeatable method for calculating rates of institutionalization and homelessness by age and gender among Status First Nations in Canada. We calculate this measure by combining Census and administrative data—a method that could be estimated fairly easily over time. We estimate extremely high rates of institutionalization and homelessness, especially among young Status men. We estimate that, averaged over 2001 and 2006, 12% of the Status male population was either institutionalized or homeless. We show that this high rate of institutionalization and homelessness results in a distortion in the male–female gender ratio, which may have long-run implications for the continued legal existence of Status First Nations in Canada.

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Published

2018-09-18

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2018)

Section

Research

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Copyright (c) 2018 Donna L Feir, Randall Akee

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