Aboriginal Peoples

Bourassa, Carrie; Baydala, Angelina

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“…The overall health of Indigenous 1 people across Canada has been negatively affected by colonial policies and practices implemented by a settler-led government, with the legacies of these policies and practices having pervasive and ongoing impacts. The Indian Act of 1876 aimed to (a) control and restrict the use of land by Indigenous people (Smylie & Firestone, 2009), (b) define and limit who could claim to be an “Indian,” and (c) limit or end the use of traditional Indigenous knowledge, language, and practices (Bourassa & Peach, 2009; Richmond & Cook, 2016). Today, while Indigenous people in Canada work to relearn and reintegrate local cultural knowledge and practices to improve individual and community health, colonial policies, racism, and oppression continue to impact Indigenous people’s health and well-being and the way they experience healthcare.…”

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The rationale for developing a programme of services by and for Indigenous men in a First Nations community

George

Ninomiya

Graham

et al. 2019

AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

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While mental well-being is recognized as a significant public health priority in numerous Indigenous communities, little work has focused on the mental health needs of Indigenous men. In this article, we describe results from the mixed-methods research used to inform the development of mental wellness programming for boys and men. Quantitative and qualitative data from two studies conducted in Kettle & Stony Point First Nation, an Indigenous community in southern Ontario, Canada, were used to (a) understand factors that contributed to issues of mental health, substance use and violence for men, (b) understand men’s experiences accessing and seeking supports and services, and (c) identify ways to address mental health, substance use and violence among boys and men in the community. We show how results from two studies ignited a group of men to develop a culturally strong and strengths-based programme of services as well as a wellness strategy for boys and men in the community.

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confidence: 99%