IMM: L35 Intro to Indigenous Health III

Colonial Period:

• Governments actively …

  • Facilitated land and resource extraction

  • Limit First Nations rights

• The following Indigenous rights were limited:

  • …

  • Political authority

  • …

  • … systems

  • Land and resource …

  • … practices

  • Traditional healing practices

colonize, Spirituality, Education, Healthcare, access, Cultural

… – refers to the mass removal of Indigenous children from their families into the welfare system (throughout the late 1950s up to the early 1980s)

60's Scoop

A May 2008 report from the Auditor General of Canada found that in B.C., Indigenous children are … times more likely to be taken into care than non-Indigenous children

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Reserves

• NOT to be confused with First Nation’s traditional …

• … were imposed on First Nations and many will still hunt, gather, and perform ceremonies off reserve as part of their land and culture

territory, Borders

…:

• When Canada was first being formed, the British government signed treaties with many First Nations to settle the land

• These treaties set aside areas of land for First Nations

Reserves

…:

• A group of people that:

  • Holds reserve land, or

  • Has funds held for it by the federal government, or

  • Has been declared a … by the Governor-in-council

• Local unit of administration defined in the Indian Act

Band

…: a deeply distressing experience that overwhelms an individual’s ability to cope

• These events can cause intense fear, helplessness, and physical stress reactions including changes in the … and …

Trauma, brain, body

… trauma: the shared collective experiences of sustained and numerous attacks on a group/family that may accumulate over generations

• Indigenous communities in Canada live with the impact of intergenerational trauma of colonization and the residential school system

Intergenerational

What are the 3 parts/determinants to the cultural tree?

Proximal, intermediate, and distal

Cultural …:

• Ensures that culturally appropriate care is consistent regardless of cultural background

• Involves being aware of the patient’s response to care and be actively engaged in modifying your own behaviour

• Self-awareness and reflection enables this

safety

Cultural …:

• Process of self-reflection to understand personal and systemic biases

• Humbly acknowledging oneself as a learner when it comes to understanding another’s experience

humility