A Seat at the Table: A Nonconformist Approach to Grassroots Participation in the Articulation of Health Standards
This paper assesses the need to articulate standard protocol in regards to decision making and monitoring of biomedical and ecosystem health in Canadian Aboriginal communities. This is critical, as standards in Aboriginal communities are applied by external regulators. Absence of collaboration betwe...
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ftunivwestonta:oai:ir.lib.uwo.ca:etd-2067 2023-10-01T03:55:59+02:00 A Seat at the Table: A Nonconformist Approach to Grassroots Participation in the Articulation of Health Standards Bekeris, Leanne 2012-08-21T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/746 https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/context/etd/article/2067/viewcontent/Bekeris_Thesis__Final_.pdf English eng Scholarship@Western https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/746 https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/context/etd/article/2067/viewcontent/Bekeris_Thesis__Final_.pdf Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository First Nations Health Ecosystem Articulating Standards Biomonitoring Social and Cultural Anthropology text 2012 ftunivwestonta 2023-09-03T07:16:48Z This paper assesses the need to articulate standard protocol in regards to decision making and monitoring of biomedical and ecosystem health in Canadian Aboriginal communities. This is critical, as standards in Aboriginal communities are applied by external regulators. Absence of collaboration between the Aboriginal community, healthcare institutions, and the federal government has perpetuated the deterioration of health among Aboriginal people through structural violence. This thesis utilizes toxicity results from the University of Western Ontario’s Ecosystem Health Team’s biomonitoring study of Walpole Island First Nation, which reveals that the absence of community input regarding health standards, combined with a fear of ecosystem toxicity, specifically methyl-mercury toxins in regional flora and fauna, has resulted in high stress and anxiety levels among community members relying on traditional foods for sustenance at Walpole Island First Nation. Text First Nations The University of Western Ontario: Scholarship@Western |
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This paper assesses the need to articulate standard protocol in regards to decision making and monitoring of biomedical and ecosystem health in Canadian Aboriginal communities. This is critical, as standards in Aboriginal communities are applied by external regulators. Absence of collaboration between the Aboriginal community, healthcare institutions, and the federal government has perpetuated the deterioration of health among Aboriginal people through structural violence. This thesis utilizes toxicity results from the University of Western Ontario’s Ecosystem Health Team’s biomonitoring study of Walpole Island First Nation, which reveals that the absence of community input regarding health standards, combined with a fear of ecosystem toxicity, specifically methyl-mercury toxins in regional flora and fauna, has resulted in high stress and anxiety levels among community members relying on traditional foods for sustenance at Walpole Island First Nation. |
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A Seat at the Table: A Nonconformist Approach to Grassroots Participation in the Articulation of Health Standards |
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A Seat at the Table: A Nonconformist Approach to Grassroots Participation in the Articulation of Health Standards |
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seat at the table: a nonconformist approach to grassroots participation in the articulation of health standards |
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