Publication type:
Training / Education Manual
Agency:
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN)
Summary:
Sheet 1 in a series of 9 info sheets on issues facing Aboriginal people with HIV/AIDS. Sheet 1 presents an overview of the legal issues faced by Aboriginal people in the inner-city and rural areas of Canada. This sheet quotes reports from Aboriginal workers and organizations as well as the prevalence and risk factors.
Keywords:
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network; Aboriginal health; HIV testing; harm reduction; needle exchange; discrimination; confidentiality; epidemiology; suicide; racism; colonialism; holistic; socioeconomic; STD; incarceration