Theory and Key Concepts
Health disparities experiences by Indigenous peoples, particularly in the areas of mental health and addictions can be understood more holistically and comprehensively from what perspective?
A Social Determinants Perspective.
Although Canada is ranked among the best places to live in the world, if the United Nations Human Development Index was applied to Indigenous peoples living on-reserve, where would Canada rank
Between 68th and 80th in the world.
What does PYYL stand for and what was the PYYL in areas with large Indigenous populations as opposed to regions with lower levels of Indigenous populations?
PYYL stands for The Potential Years of Life Lost. The PYYL in areas with large Indigenous populations was 84 as opposed to it being 56 in regions with lower levels of Indigenous Populations.
What report described mental health as the "orphan child" of Canada's meidcare system
Rosmanow Report 2002
A social determinants perspective on health has been well recieved by Indigenous peoples and organiations. What is their argument towards this model?
the model is more reflective of Indigenous ways of conceptualizing health and it also provides some way of accounting for colonization as a crucial factor to Indigenous people’s present health statuses
In British Columbia, is an Aboriginal child more or less likely to be taken in care than a non-Aboriginal child? And what is the number associated?
Aboriginal children are being taken into care in BC at a steadily rising rate. An Aboriginal child today is 9.5 times more likely to be in care than a non-Aboriginal child.
What was the 1869 Act for the Gradual Enfranchisement of Indians (The Enfranchisement Act) was designed to describe the conditions for Indigenous citizenship, emphasized Indigenous peoples’ poor mental health and their weakness towards addiction. What changes to the law did it make in response?
first were to make illegal both the opening of taverns on Indian reserves and the selling of liquors or intoxicants to Indians
Which report described mental health care in Canada as inadequate and leaves people without the proper support they need to overcome mental illness and addiction
The Kirby Report 2006
In The Child, Families, Services and Communities Act how is the word “care” defined?
“physical care and control of the child”
In the words of the government, To care for a child is to control the child, an association that also informed the residential schooling project
Research have established that poor health outcomes in Indigenous peoples, and the health disparities realized by Indigenous peoples in almost all sectors of life as compared with their non-Indigenous counterparts, stem from ________________________
colonial disruptions and ongoing erosion of human rights
What are the five principles that all provinces and territories in Canada must uphold in order to recieve federal funding for healthcare?
accessibility, universality, portability, comprehensiveness, government administration
What does the Report on the Affairs of Indians in Canada summarize?
Existing British imperial thought and practices about Indigenous peoples in the Province of Canada outlined a federal interest in the ‘welfare’ of Indigenous peoples.
(recommendations to deal with perceived problems with Indigenous peoples)
What does understanding health through a social determinants lens mean?
means thinking about the systems and structures in which people live as opposed to privileging inquiries about individuals as separate from their social contexts
A vast majority of former residential school students suffer from a host of mental illnesses related directly to their time in the institutions, what did these illnesses include?
Post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse disorders, and major depressio
What is the signifncance of reviewing the language and laws that relate to child welfare practices?
it is to call attention to the discursive context within which such abuses are identified (a context where Indigenous parents and guradians are always, already assumed to be deviant)
The 1869 Act for the Gradual Enfranchisement of Indians was designed for what purpose
This act was designed to delineate the conditions for Indigenous citizenship, emphasised Indigenous peoples’ poor mental health and their predilections toward addiction
What is referred to by some as Canada’s “national crime” and what was it framed as?
Canada’s national crime is Residential Schools. From its onset, residential schooling was framed as a means of ‘saving’ Indigenous children from the inherent deviance of their families and communities
How could literature effectively address the health issues faced by racialized and colonized groups?
Seek to actively incorporate their understanding of the issues that they are direclty affected by.
A social determinants perspective on health has been widely accepted and well received by Indigenous peoples and organization.
True or False?
True. They argue that the model is more reflective of Indigenous ways of conceptualizing health while also providing some way of accounting for colonization as a crucial contributor to Indigenous people’s present health statuses
In The Indian Act of 1976, all iterations of it contained substantial reference to the _____ of Indigenous peoples. And what did this include?
it contained a substantial reference to the intoxication of Indigenous peoples and it includes the illegality of Indigenous peoples entering bars, purchasing alcohol, organization functions with any availability of alcohol, or making or selling alcohol either off or on reserve.