HLSC 3820U Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Indian Register, Antimicrobial Resistance, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Document Summary
18 million first nations in north america pre-contact. 1535 cartier landed near stadocona (quebec city), a first nations village. Kanata is first nations word for village/settlement and was used to welcome cartier. Cartier used word canada to refer to the entire region. 1547 maps refer to this area as canada. French and english brought various diseases, including stis, tb, measles, small pox. Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern because there is a lack of development for new ones (pharmaceutical industry is driven by profit) Anecdotal evidence saw that willow herd extract was used by indigenous peoples to treat infected wounds. It was found to be more effective in inhibiting the growth of bacteria than other antibiotics on the market currently. Decisions about health are dependent on individual and their values within their community. Emphasis on a holistic and reciprocal relationship between physical and spiritual world, the individual and the environment, and the mind, body, and spirit.
