Colonial Box Theory Flashcards
1
Q
Government
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Colonial society imposed systems onto Indigenous lives
2
Q
Parts of government in box
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- assimilation efforts
- political structures and policy support privileged mindsets
- interrupted access to land
- restricting access to clean water, food, and other ressources
- foreign social justice systems
3
Q
Health
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Profound negative impacts on overall health and wellbeing of individual (physical, emotional mental and spiritual)
4
Q
How was health impacted
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- interrupted acces to indigenous forms of healing
- banning of ceremonies
- interrupt access to and relationship with land
- restricted access to health care
- deliberate institutionalization and sterilization
5
Q
How was Education impacted
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- foreign system introducing colonial perspectives
- denial of actual history
- racialism’s ideology (told they primitive, savage)
- limited entry into educational institutions
- exclude knowledge systems that are not western
6
Q
Why is box theory important
A
Colonialism is ongoing process of active forces that impact health and well being of indigenous
7
Q
What does this social determinants of health framework miss
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Nuances from each area, results in distorted conceptualizaiton about disparities and inequities