Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Indian Act, Cultural Genocide, Reference Group
14 Jul 2016
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Aboriginal peoples (p. 120): includes first nations (north american indian), metis and inuit peoples. 698,025 = first nations (north american indian) 60% Bc alone includes at least 28 first nations peoples, including: coast salishan, haida, tlingit. By looking at differences, it is important to remember that they are not all the same. It is important to remember the diversity of aboriginal peoples. Non-status do not have the same rights. Infectious disease outbreaks > measles, influenza, smallbox, tuberculosis. Exact figures and statistics are debated but population declines due to: Virgin soil epidemics + deteriorated social conditions due to forces of colonization. Colonization identified as fundamental health determinant in 2007 who commission on sdh. The colonization of indigenous peoples was seen as a fundamental underlying health determinant. This process continues to impact health and well-being and must be remedied is the health disadvantages of.
