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The Indian Act was enacted in 1867 by the Parliament of Canada. The Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development administered the act. The act defines who an “Indian” is and the legal rights of the Aboriginal people in Canada. Regulation of the economic system between aboriginal people and the government of Canada is included in the Indian Act. It also includes the power the ministers have on the aboriginal people including children and disabled Aboriginals. If the laws are not obeyed

‘international’ and ‘emergency’ from its name, so its title then became the United Nations Children 's Fund yet keeping its full acronym as UNICEF. In the 1950s, UNICEF spiraled into a set of mass campaigns of epidemic diseases such as tuberculosis, yaws, trachoma, leprosy and malaria; this decade was knows as the “Era of Mass Disease Campaign”. UNICEF worked to complement and help the World Health Organization, WHO. They worked with each disease independently depending on the incredibly high amount of cases

The Sinking of the Titanic The day my heart sank ended mundane life as I knew it. The Titanic sank the same day. The horrors that unfolded on that fateful day will forever haunt my dreams. Only 705 people made it out alive during 140 minutes after the Achilles heel of the mighty ship was struck (Welsh 5). I, Cyrus Cromwell, have survived the tragedy of the unsinkable ship known as the Titanic. My life has always been connected to the ocean and the ships that sail upon it. My father worked in the

Introduction Pfizer is known as one of the first and one of the world’s largest Pharmaceutical company that was establish in 1849. It was founded by two cousins called Charles Pfizer and Charles F. Erhart in New York City. Pfizer was as a manufacturer for fine chemicals but because of the discovery that was made in 1950 which made the company the path towards becoming the research-based pharmaceutical that it is update. The product that was first produced was the palatable form of sautonin which

The Fennec Fox, also known as the “desert fox”, is the national animal of Algeria. It is a small, nocturnal fox found in North Africa. Its huge ears are its most distinctive feature, that they use to dissipate heat. They have adapted to live in a desert environment. They weigh about 1.5–3.5lbs, with a length between 24–41 cm, is about 20.3cm tall and live up to about 14 years, also their ears are between 10-15 cm long. The Fennec Fox is an omnivore. They mainly eat plants, rodents, insects, birds

American Indians have endured health disparities as a result of unmet needs and traumatic historical experiences that have persisted for over 500 hundred years.1(p99) Since first contact, American Indians have been exposed to infectious disease and death2(p19), more importantly, a legacy of genocide, legislated forcible removal, reservation, termination, allotment, and assimilation3. This catastrophic history had led to generational historical traumas and contributes to the poorest health in the

American Indians and Alaskan Natives have a relationship with the federal government that is unique due to the “trust relationship” between the US and American Indians/Alaskan Natives (AI/ANs) who are entitled to health care services provided by the US government by virtue of their membership in sovereign Indian nations. In order to contextualize the complex nature of Indian health programs it is necessary to become versed in the political and legal status of Indian tribes. Through numerous constitutional

Introduction According to Ahasan, Abu, and Katy (13), NGOs or non-governmental organizations are settings staffed by volunteers and altruistic employees who work with missions of satisfying ideologies rather than ends of financial interests. Donors are the sources of the NGOs funding. NGOs are the best hope for the poorest people in the world since poverty is a global disaster and with their support, it is a stepping stone for the affected nations to eradicate poverty (Sandhya, 2). For the attainment

where students were punished for talking in their native language (Marr, n.d.). If the abuse and malnourishment did not cause a child to run away or sometimes even commit suicide, then the disease would catch many Native students. Tuberculosis, trachoma, measles, and small pox would often infect the students at the boarding schools. In one scenario, it is documented that “In December of 1899, measles broke out at the Phoenix Indian School, reaching epidemic proportions by January. In its

pathogens. Eight are caused by Helminths, three by protozoa, two by viruses, and the remaining four diseases are caused by bacteria. The most common of the seventeen diseases include: ascariasis, trichuriasis, hookworm infection, schistosmoiasis, trachoma, onchocerciasis, and lymphatic filariasis. Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, infects over a hundred and twenty million people a year, with forty million left disfigured and incapacitated, and 1.3 billion at risk of infection. With