PPN101 - week 7

Calls to Action for Health

The specific actions outlined in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report to address health disparities and improve healthcare for Indigenous people.

Structural Racism

A system of attitudes, practices, and policies that consistently lead to substandard outcomes for Indigenous peoples in the healthcare system.

Residential Schools

Institutions created to separate Indigenous children from their families, culture, and heritage, with the goal of assimilation into Euro-Christian Canadian culture.

Cultural Genocide

The deliberate destruction of Indigenous cultures and identities through policies and practices like residential schools.

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

A commission that spent 6 years hearing from Indigenous people who were taken from their families and placed in residential schools, with the goal of reconciliation and healing.

Reconciliation

The process of addressing the harmful impacts of residential schools and establishing a new relationship based on commitment and mutual respect.

Aboriginal Health Calls to Action

Specific actions outlined in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report to improve healthcare for Indigenous peoples, including recognizing health rights, closing health outcome gaps, and increasing cultural competency training for healthcare professionals.

Indigenous Peoples

Individuals who identify as Indigenous, have historical continuity with pre-colonial societies, have strong ties to their territories and natural resources, and strive to maintain their ancestral environments and systems.

Social Determinants of Health

Factors that influence health outcomes, including proximal determinants (direct influence), intermediate determinants (indirect influence), and distal determinants (most influential).

Indigenous Health and Nursing Practice

The fundamental aspects of nursing practice that relate to Indigenous peoples' values, health, and well-being, including respect, trust, and spirituality.

Two-Eyed Seeing

A perspective that combines Western healthcare knowledge and Indigenous knowledge to better meet the healthcare needs of Indigenous people, emphasizing positive relationships and cultural safety.

UNDRIP

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which outlines the rights of Indigenous peoples and is relevant to nursing practice in promoting cultural safety and respect.