Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Cultural Genocide, Indian Act, Canadian Indian Residential School System
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Health science lecture 15 the enduring effects of colonization on indigenous peoples. Aboriginal peoples includes first nations (north american indian), metis, and inuit peoples. 1,172,790 (3. 8% of total population: 698,025 = first nations (60% north american indian, 389,785 = metis (33%, 50, 485 = inuit (4%) British colombia includes at least 28 first nations people, including: coast salishan, Status, non-status: status: officially registered on the indian act, recognized legally as indian. Infectious disease outbreaks measles, influenza, smallpox, tuberculosis. Colonization identified as fundamental health determinant in 2007 who commission on social determinants of health (cid:862)the (cid:272)olo(cid:374)izatio(cid:374) of i(cid:374)dige(cid:374)ous peoples (cid:449)as see(cid:374) as a fu(cid:374)da(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal u(cid:374)de(cid:396)lyi(cid:374)g health determinant. This process continues to impact health and well-being and must be remedied is the health disadvantages of indigenous peoples are to be overcome. One requirement for reversing [the effects of] colonization is self-determination, to help (cid:396)esto(cid:396)e to i(cid:374)dige(cid:374)ous people"s (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)ol o(cid:448)e(cid:396) thei(cid:396) li(cid:448)es a(cid:374)d desti(cid:374)ies(cid:863) (cid:894)repo(cid:396)t fo(cid:396) the.