I'm going to turn to Hazel to give you a better answer than mine. My answer will be more as a human rights lawyer.
What I can tell you is that in Canadian society, indigenous people and Canadians of African descent do not benefit from the same socio-economic, cultural and political rights as other Canadians. There are a slew of reasons for that being the case.
I will turn to Hazel to provide you with a better answer in terms of the deep-rooted issues where history has resulted in a situation whereby they're not benefiting from the rights that you and I, as aging white men, certainly benefit from.