Language & Culture
What is Ojibway
This is the name of the Indigenous language the boy Curtis White Fox was punished for speaking
Indigenous suicide rates are ___ times higher than the national average in Canada
Three
What is substance abuse
The harmful, excessive, and uncontrollable use of alcohol, illicit drugs, or medications that damage physical/mental health and social relationships
What is the Sixties Scoop
This event involved the removal of thousands of Indigenous children from their families, and placement into non-indigenous homes during the 1960s and beyond
What are Residential Schools
This is the system in Canada that aimed to remove Indigenous identity through education and assimilation
The government policy that controlled aspects of Indigenous way of life, affecting the mental well being of Indigenous individuals
The Indian Act
True or false: Do harmful Indigenous stereotypes around substance abuse discourage them from seeking help
True. It discourages many Indigenous people that are suffering from addiction when to comes to seeking for help and discussing their struggles
What are Birth Alerts
These notifications were sent to child welfare agencies when Indigenous women gave birth, increasing the risk of child apprehension
What is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
This organization stated that residential schools caused "cultural genocide" and released Calls to Action for reconciliation
A lack of this contributes to the issue of mental health in regards to health services (what is lacking in health services in Indigenous communities?)
Substance abuse in Indigenous communities causes significant harm to ___ and ___ health and often contributes to disconnection from their culture
Physical and Mental health
What is the Child Welfare System
This government system is responsible for investigating child welfare concerns and deciding whether children should be removed from their homes
What is the Indigenous Languages Act
This law, passed in 2019, aims to protect and revitalize Indigenous languages across Canada and created a national commissioner role
After looking at the impacts of residential schools on mental health, this commission was established in support of Indigenous communities
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Indigenous youth aged 14-18 are __ times more likely to smoke tobacco then non-indigenous youth of the same age
Five
What is family support
Indigenous leaders often argue that family services should focus on providing this instead of removing children from their families
What is intergenerational trauma
This concept describes the long term effects of residential schools that are passed down through generations, including trauma, addiction, and cultural loss
The ___ Partnership Foundation established the First Nations Mental Wellness Continuum and works with federal health workers
Thunderbird
The opioid crisis has been severe within __ communities of the Nishnabwe Aski Nation to tigger a formal declaration of emergency
49 communities
What is family preservation
Many Indigenous groups believe children should be raised within their own families and communities whenever it is safe to do so