Indigenous Mental Health: Imagining a Future Where Action Follows Obligations and Promises
This article considers what it would mean if Canada fulfilled select existing commitments and obligations concerning the mental health needs of Indigenous peoples, as identified through current programs and recent jurisprudence: that is, where would we be if Canada carried through on existing commit...
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ftdalhouseunissl:oai:digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca:scholarly_works-1591 2023-05-15T16:15:12+02:00 Indigenous Mental Health: Imagining a Future Where Action Follows Obligations and Promises MacIntosh, Constance 2017-03-31T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/scholarly_works/590 https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1591&context=scholarly_works unknown Schulich Law Scholars https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/scholarly_works/590 https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1591&context=scholarly_works Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press Indigenous mental health Health Law and Policy Indigenous Indian and Aboriginal Law text 2017 ftdalhouseunissl 2023-02-08T06:25:05Z This article considers what it would mean if Canada fulfilled select existing commitments and obligations concerning the mental health needs of Indigenous peoples, as identified through current programs and recent jurisprudence: that is, where would we be if Canada carried through on existing commitments? After identifying the role of law in perpetuating poor mental well-being, it assesses programs for First Nations and Inuit peoples and determines they are unlikely to be effective without operational changes and responsive funding. The article then turns to the situation of Metis and non-status First Nations and the implications ofDaniels v. Canada for changing the status quo – both by requiring appropriate mental health supports, and by dismantling the racist legal logic that has long undermined the mental well-being of non-status First Nations and Metis persons, by positioning them as not counting as true Indigenous peoples. The article concludes that merely fulfilling current state obligations could bring considerable short-term gains, and some long-term gains, for the mental well-being of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Text First Nations inuit Metis Schulich Scholars (Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University) Canada Indian |
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This article considers what it would mean if Canada fulfilled select existing commitments and obligations concerning the mental health needs of Indigenous peoples, as identified through current programs and recent jurisprudence: that is, where would we be if Canada carried through on existing commitments? After identifying the role of law in perpetuating poor mental well-being, it assesses programs for First Nations and Inuit peoples and determines they are unlikely to be effective without operational changes and responsive funding. The article then turns to the situation of Metis and non-status First Nations and the implications ofDaniels v. Canada for changing the status quo – both by requiring appropriate mental health supports, and by dismantling the racist legal logic that has long undermined the mental well-being of non-status First Nations and Metis persons, by positioning them as not counting as true Indigenous peoples. The article concludes that merely fulfilling current state obligations could bring considerable short-term gains, and some long-term gains, for the mental well-being of Indigenous peoples in Canada. |
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