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Higher Rates of Suicide - #8 of 8 Key Issues
The suicide rate among First Nations people was three times higher than in non-Indigenous populations between 2011 and 2016 in Canada. Among First...
Health
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Cultural Continuity
The COVID-19 pandemic could be the single greatest threat in this generation to the continuity of Indigenous cultures and the preservation of...
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Higher Rates of Death in Children and Youth - #7 of 8 Key Issues
Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in Canadian Indigenous children and youth, occurring at rates three to four times the national...
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Poorer Health - #1 of 8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Destabilizing Indigenous health The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being...
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8 Key Issues for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Eight of the key issues of most significant concern for Indigenous Peoples in Canada are complex and inexorably intertwined - so much so that...
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A Snapshot of On-Reserve Clean Water Issues
In Canada, access to clean drinking water is considered a given. A given, I suspect, that is frequently taken for granted by those who enjoy clean...
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What is an Indigenous Medicine Wheel?
The circle, being primary, influences how we as Aboriginal peoples view the world. In the process of how life evolves, how the natural world grows...
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Indigenous Peoples and COVID-19
We are in uncharted waters these days as countries around the world scramble to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. While we are all at risk and all...
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The Ongoing Impact of the Indian Act on Indigenous Peoples' Health
In nearly every country with an Indigenous population, and that includes some of the wealthiest countries in the world, there are disparities between...
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Smudging to Indigenous Protocol - Our Top 10 Articles in 2017
In 2017, we had just over 816,000 visitors to our blog Working Effectively with Indigenous Peoples® looking for information on a wide variety of...