HLTA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Unnatural Causes, Northern Canada, Scapegoating
14 Dec 2017
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Context in the film unnatural causes: bad sugars. Aborginal: the collective name for the orginal (indigenous) peoples of canada and their descendants: indians tends to be slanderous, indiguenous used in a global context , acceptable. Comprise of 50+ distinct cultures and diverse groups across canada. Term came into use in the 1970s to replace the term indian . Distinct group of aboriginal peoples (trace descent to intermarriages between first nations and european heritage. No singular definition but have common characteristics. Distinct group of aboriginal people living in northern canada. Embrace holistic definition of health that reflects physical, spiritual, emotional and mental dimensions across the lifespan and in connection to one"s family, community and land. Health is founded on wholeness, interconnection and harmony. Note: aboriginal peoples health cannot be understood in isolation of the historical and socio-political context including colonization. Unique aspects of this model moves beyond the rainbow model. Any form of invasion, dispossession and subjugation of a peoples.
