Week 8 - Public Policies and Indigenous Peoples Health Flashcards
1
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Appropriate terminology for indigenous peoples
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- Indigenous
- Aboriginal
- First nations
- Metis
- Inuit
- Indian (only for legal designation)
2
Q
Inappropriate terminology for indigenous peoples
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- Native
- Indian (for non legal designation)
3
Q
Colonialism
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- Policy or practice of acquiring full or partial control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically
4
Q
Colonial policies and institutions in Canada
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- Constitution act
- Indian act
- Relocation of inuit communities
- Residential schools
- Sixties scoop
- Missing and murdered indigenous women and girls
5
Q
What was the constitution act about
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- Federal parliament has control over all Indians and their land
6
Q
What was the Indian act about
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- Gives control and management of reserve lands to federal government
- Limits right to vote
- Loss of self-governance
- Undermined role and status of women
7
Q
What would happen under the Indian act if you voted
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- Would lose “Indian status”
8
Q
What is an “Indian agent”
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- Indian people who lived on reserves but represented government
-In charge of all food, and travel outside of reserve
9
Q
What would happen under the Indian act if you married a Non-Indian status
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- Would lose “Indian status” and your kids would not have status
10
Q
Residential schools purpose
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- Take the “Indian out of the child”
11
Q
What was the sixties scoop
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- In one decade, 1/3 of indigenous children were taken from families
12
Q
How do indigenous people in Canada access health care
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- Provincial/territorial health care systems
- Federal government
- Self governance and community directed initiatives
13
Q
What are examples of provincial/territorial health care systems
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- Physicians and hospitals
- Non-indigenous specific community health centers
- Indigenous programming at mainstream organizations
14
Q
What are examples of receiving health care through federal government
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- Non-insured health benefits (NIHB)
15
Q
What are examples of self-governance and community-directed initiatives
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- On reserve services and programs
- Urban indigenous health centers
-BC first nations health authority
