Is There Self-Determination in Canada’s First Nations Communities?
What is self-determination? How was the definition created? Examining First Nations health care systems has shown that definitions of self-determination for First Nations leaders and communities are different from those provided by federal and provincial governments. To ensure First Nations survival...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-135767 2024-09-15T18:06:15+00:00 Is There Self-Determination in Canada’s First Nations Communities? Mashford-Pringle, Angela 2016 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-135767 https://doi.org/10.36368/jns.v10i2.849 eng eng Waakebiness- Bryce Institute for Indigenous Peoples Health, University of Toronto, Canada UmeÃ¥ Journal of Northern Studies, 1654-5915, 2016, 10:2, s. 107-122 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-135767 doi:10.36368/jns.v10i2.849 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Aboriginal people First Nations people First Nations health care Health Care—Canada health policy Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2016 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.36368/jns.v10i2.849 2024-07-09T23:37:52Z What is self-determination? How was the definition created? Examining First Nations health care systems has shown that definitions of self-determination for First Nations leaders and communities are different from those provided by federal and provincial governments. To ensure First Nations survival in the long term, it is important for First Nations people, leaders and communities to collaboratively develop definitions of self-determination in an Aboriginal context. This paper reviews perceptions of self-determination in health care by First Nations, and provincial and federal governments, and how relationships between these three groups are affected by differing perceptions. The impacts of colonialism are examined and discussed as they pertain to perceptions of self-determination in health care in First Nations communities. To survive, First Nations must establish firm definitions and boundaries to prevent further oppression and colonization, and to navigate control of their health and health care for future generations. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Journal of Northern Studies Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Journal of Northern Studies 10 2 107 122 |
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What is self-determination? How was the definition created? Examining First Nations health care systems has shown that definitions of self-determination for First Nations leaders and communities are different from those provided by federal and provincial governments. To ensure First Nations survival in the long term, it is important for First Nations people, leaders and communities to collaboratively develop definitions of self-determination in an Aboriginal context. This paper reviews perceptions of self-determination in health care by First Nations, and provincial and federal governments, and how relationships between these three groups are affected by differing perceptions. The impacts of colonialism are examined and discussed as they pertain to perceptions of self-determination in health care in First Nations communities. To survive, First Nations must establish firm definitions and boundaries to prevent further oppression and colonization, and to navigate control of their health and health care for future generations. |
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Is There Self-Determination in Canada’s First Nations Communities? |
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Is There Self-Determination in Canada’s First Nations Communities? |
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Is There Self-Determination in Canada’s First Nations Communities? |
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Waakebiness- Bryce Institute for Indigenous Peoples Health, University of Toronto, Canada |
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