AN INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE IN CANADA BRIDGING
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HEALTH AND HEALING 2ND ED
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Vasiliki Douglas
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, CONTENTS
PART I INDIGENOUS CULTURE AND HEALTH
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1. Introduction: First Nations, Métis and Inuit in Canada: Understanding the Issues
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2. Western and Indigenous Ways of Knowing
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3. Cultural Competency, Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Safety
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4. Historical Overview v
PART II INDIGENOUS HEALTH AND THE CANADIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
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5. Understanding the Determinants of Health and Canada’s Native Population
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6. Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition
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7. Chronic and Infectious Diseases
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8. Women’s and Children’s Health
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9. Mental Health v
10. Hybridisation of Healthcare and the Way Forward for Indigenous Health
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,Chapter 1 – Introduction: First Nations, Métis and Inuit in Canada:
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Understanding the Issues
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Test Questions
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1. Why did the Canadian government devolve power to Indigenous governments after the
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Oka Crisis?
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a. Federal politicians wanted to evade responsibility for Indigenous affairs.
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b. It saved money by devolving costs onto other levels of government.
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c. Because Canadian politicians wanted to demonstrate their support for Indigenous self-
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d. Possibly all of the above. v v v v
2. The Oka Crisis led to increased
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a. awareness of Indigenous issues in Canada among both Canadians and internationally.
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b. police surveillance of reserves in Eastern Canada.
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c. government repression of Indigenous peoples in Canada. v v v v v v
d. anti-Indigenous sentiment among the non-Indigenous population. v v v v v
e. all of the above. v v v
3. The Canadian Multiculturalism Act
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a. Entrenched biculturalism in the Canadian constitution v v v v v
b. Made assimilation part of Canada’s official cultural policy
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c. Established the concept of the cultural mosaic as an official part of Canadian identity
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d. Entrenched Indigenous culture as part of Canadian identity v v v v v v v
e. Made acculturation part of Canada’s concept of the cultural mosaic
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4. When did the Government of Canada commit itself to multiculturalism?
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a. 1971
b. 1981
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d. 1871
5. What are the implications of universal healthcare for the Canadian heath care system?
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a. There are no implications
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b. Everyone is treated for illness when they get sick
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c. Tertiary care services are very important
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d. If the health of a part of the population is allowed to suffer, the burden falls on everyone
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6. The three founding nations of Canada are
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a. French, English and Métis. v v v
b. English, Scottish and the Indigenous peoples.
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c. French, English and the Indigenous peoples.
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d. French, English and American. v v v
7. The Constitution Act of 1982 defined Indians as persons belonging to one of three groups
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a. Métis, Inuit, First Nations.
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b. Métis, Inuit, Status Indians.
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c. Status, Non-Status, Treaty.
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d. Status, Non-Status, Inuit.
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8. The position of Indigenous peoples in Canada was entrenched in the constitution in
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a. 1867.
b. 1982.
c. 1992.
d. 2016.
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HEALTH AND HEALING 2ND ED
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Vasiliki Douglas
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, CONTENTS
PART I INDIGENOUS CULTURE AND HEALTH
v v v v v v
1. Introduction: First Nations, Métis and Inuit in Canada: Understanding the Issues
v v v v v v v v v v
2. Western and Indigenous Ways of Knowing
v v v v v
3. Cultural Competency, Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Safety
v v v v v v
4. Historical Overview v
PART II INDIGENOUS HEALTH AND THE CANADIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
v v v v v v v v
5. Understanding the Determinants of Health and Canada’s Native Population
v v v v v v v v
6. Diabetes, Diet and Nutrition
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7. Chronic and Infectious Diseases
v v v
8. Women’s and Children’s Health
v v v
9. Mental Health v
10. Hybridisation of Healthcare and the Way Forward for Indigenous Health
v v v v v v v v v
,Chapter 1 – Introduction: First Nations, Métis and Inuit in Canada:
v v v v v v v v v v
Understanding the Issues
v v v
Test Questions
v
1. Why did the Canadian government devolve power to Indigenous governments after the
v v v v v v v v v v v
Oka Crisis?
v v
a. Federal politicians wanted to evade responsibility for Indigenous affairs.
v v v v v v v v
b. It saved money by devolving costs onto other levels of government.
v v v v v v v v v v
c. Because Canadian politicians wanted to demonstrate their support for Indigenous self-
v v v v v v v v v v
v government.
d. Possibly all of the above. v v v v
2. The Oka Crisis led to increased
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a. awareness of Indigenous issues in Canada among both Canadians and internationally.
v v v v v v v v v v
b. police surveillance of reserves in Eastern Canada.
v v v v v v
c. government repression of Indigenous peoples in Canada. v v v v v v
d. anti-Indigenous sentiment among the non-Indigenous population. v v v v v
e. all of the above. v v v
3. The Canadian Multiculturalism Act
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a. Entrenched biculturalism in the Canadian constitution v v v v v
b. Made assimilation part of Canada’s official cultural policy
v v v v v v v
c. Established the concept of the cultural mosaic as an official part of Canadian identity
v v v v v v v v v v v v v
d. Entrenched Indigenous culture as part of Canadian identity v v v v v v v
e. Made acculturation part of Canada’s concept of the cultural mosaic
v v v v v v v v v
4. When did the Government of Canada commit itself to multiculturalism?
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a. 1971
b. 1981
, c. 1975
d. 1871
5. What are the implications of universal healthcare for the Canadian heath care system?
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a. There are no implications
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b. Everyone is treated for illness when they get sick
v v v v v v v v
c. Tertiary care services are very important
v v v v v
d. If the health of a part of the population is allowed to suffer, the burden falls on everyone
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6. The three founding nations of Canada are
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a. French, English and Métis. v v v
b. English, Scottish and the Indigenous peoples.
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c. French, English and the Indigenous peoples.
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d. French, English and American. v v v
7. The Constitution Act of 1982 defined Indians as persons belonging to one of three groups
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a. Métis, Inuit, First Nations.
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b. Métis, Inuit, Status Indians.
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c. Status, Non-Status, Treaty.
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d. Status, Non-Status, Inuit.
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8. The position of Indigenous peoples in Canada was entrenched in the constitution in
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a. 1867.
b. 1982.
c. 1992.
d. 2016.