News tagged with aboriginal peoples
Climate change leads to pollution of indigenous people's water supplies
Indigenous people around the world are among the most vulnerable to climate change and are increasingly susceptible to the pathogen loads found in potable water after heavy rainfall or rapid snow melt.
Feb 17, 2012 |
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World's oldest axe found in Australia
Archaeologists revealed they have found a piece of a stone axe dated as 35,500 years old on sacred Aboriginal land in Australia, the oldest object of its type ever found.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 05, 2010 |
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UBC study shows increased risk of infectious disease in children of residential school survivors
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time ever, research has revealed a statistical connection between residential schools and infectious disease rates. New findings from a University of British Columbia study on at-risk Aboriginal ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 12, 2010 |
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Poor health among indigenous peoples a question of cultural loss as well as poverty
The health problems of Indigenous peoples around the world are intimately tied to a number of unique factors, such as colonization, globalization, migration, and loss of land, language and culture. These factors remain even ...
Jul 02, 2009 |
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