Week 1- Rhonda's lecture Flashcards
how many first nations in manitoba?
63
how many indigenous linguistic groups?
5 (Inninew, Anishinaabeg, Anishininew, Denesuline, Dakota Oyate)
Population of FN in Manitoba
164K
Population of Metis in Maniotba. How many live in urban areas?
120K. About 50%
What are the three population groups of Indigenous people in manitoba?
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit
About _______ Inuit people travel for health care
15000
what is the significance of the population pyramid of FN Manitobans vs. other MBs?
A lot of younger members in their population compared to other MBs. FN is a true pyramid, compared to more of a pillar. Also, FN individuals/populations have about a 10 year shorter life expectancy
What term was coined to describe the systematic destruction of culture of FN people?
Cultural Genocide
British North American Act - crown takes responsibility for FN people. what year?
1867
What happened in 1876
Indian Act Bill C 91 passed
What is the Medicine Chest?
in 1876 it’s a commitment to provide healthcare to indigenous people, such as medications
when did residential schools open in mB?
1889
when and where was the first Indian Hospital in MB? what was the significance of these hospitals?
1896 near Selkirk. These were segregated hospitals so that other MBs didn’t have to share spaces with FN. they were poorly staffed and serviced
what were the sanitoriums in 1930 in response to?
increase in TB in FN communities which came as a result of residential schools.
what happened in “indian” hospitals and residential schools?
medical experiments. often related to vitamines/nutrition, and surgical procedures
it became illegal for ________ ________ to practice, which took away ancestral care practices
indigenous midwives
high rates of _________ and ________ mortality noted in the 1960s
maternal and infant
when did mobile nurses start serving FN communities?
1922
what significant tramatic event happened in 1928 in BC and Alberta (until the 1970s)?
Sterilization act
what is the maternal evacuation policy? when did it end?
women have to leave FN communities to give birth so that a HCP can be present (per the law in 1944). about 1/3 of women evacuate for birth. this is still going on
1980s Non insured health benefits program had policies on nutrition that caused what?
significant decrease in breastfeeding in FN communities
what happened in 2015?
truth and reconciliation 94 calls to action (many of healthcare)
every day in MB what happens? (related to “birth alerts” bill passed in 2019)
an indigenous baby is apprehended
