Tag Archives: indigenous

It’s time to talk about a “BIG” idea It’s time to talk about a “BIG” idea
By Rosana Salvaterra
We are neglecting our responsibility to kids in care We are neglecting our responsibility to kids in care
By Dylan Cohen
Culture is Healing in Indigenous Communities Culture is Healing in Indigenous Communities
By Leonard G. Flett

A United Nations report showed that of the bottom 100 communities in Canada on the Community Well-being Index, 96 were Indigenous communities.

Indigenous people are not the ‘ghosts of history’ Culture is Healing in Indigenous Communities
By Leonard G. Flett

The Conference Board of Canada has ranked 117 health regions in Canada and found that Indigenous communities were at the bottom, mostly affected by social problems affecting health. That’s the effect of systematically undervaluing a whole group of people. That’s trauma in real life.

Closing the 17-year gap between scientific evidence and patient care Closing the 17-year gap between scientific evidence and patient care
By Daniel Niven

Canada has a mismatch between the world class quality of research we produce on health every year and how that research is implemented into our healthcare system.

Indigenous people are not the ‘ghosts of history’
By Leonard G. Flett and Nicole Letourneau

Canadian Indigenous people have been described as “ghosts of history,” spectres lingering in the background, haunting our legacy. This refers to the fact that Indigenous people have been ignored to a great extent in Canadian history

Culture is Healing in Indigenous Communities

June 1, 2016

While indigenous populations in Canada have higher risks of health problems, our usual treatments often focus solely on western medical approaches.

The scientific link between culture and health for Canada’s indigenous populations is strong
By Jon McGavock

Wab Kinew has been telling scientists and health care professionals for years that culture is medicine.