Résumé
This report reviews and analyzes research literature on fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and alcohol-related birth defects (ARBEs) among Aboriginal people in Canada. Specific attention is paid to intergenerational variables that are linked to, or are a result of, the residential school experience. Four basic questions are answered: --1. What is known about the prevalence of FAS and other ARBEs? -- 2. What are the individual, biological, psychological, social and economic correlates of FAS and other ARBEs in relation to (i) pregnant women at risk of giving birth to an affected child and (ii) individuals who suffer from FAS/ARBEs? -- 3. What evidence is there for a relation of FAS and other ARBEs to the intergenerational effects of residential schools and especially to physical and sexual abuse? -- 4. What are the current best practices regarding prevention of FAS and ARBEs and intervention for affected individuals?