HSS 2321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Indian Health Service, Health Canada, First Nations
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Introduction to indigenous health - guest lecturer - renee from health. Truth and reconciliation: reconciliation is an ongoing individual and collective process, and will require commitment from all those e ected including first nations, inuit and metis former. Indian residential school students, their families, communities, religious entities, former school employees, government and the people of canada. De nition of indigenous peoples: relates to the description of self identi ed peoples who have historically inhabited the land where they currently reside, before and after contact, or colonization, with distinct cultures, languages, beliefs etc. Inuit: means the people, inuk is singular, 59500 in canada, primarily in 4 regions. Coast of labrador, nunavut, norther quebec, and iqaluit. Metis: a pop disestablished from distinct communications separate from those of indians and europeans, married amongst themselves, reside in central canada. More likely to: die in infancy, 9x likely to be sexually assaulted as a child, 3x more lilley to loose your job, earn 60% less.