Indigenous Health
Truth and Reconciliation Statement
September 30, 2021
As members of the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada (SRPC) and its Indigenous Committee, we are profoundly saddened by the discovery of the many unmarked graves containing the remains of Indigenous children at the sites of numerous residential schools across the country. We are reminded that we must all listen and acknowledge the truths of our colonial past and present. The SRPC strongly condemns the systemic racism in policy and decision-making that continues today as a direct result of our country’s colonial history. These policies have caused unquantifiable damage to Indigenous Peoples and continues to reverberate in our day-to-day work as rural and remote physicians. The SRPC believes our duty as healthcare providers is to identify legislation and health policies that lead to racially inequitable outcomes and challenge our current and future governments to move ahead on a path to truth and reconciliation.
Read the full statement : Truth_and_Reconciliation_Statement_FINAL.pdf
SRPC's Indigenous Health Committee is in the process of developing a series of virtual, educational events to bring awareness and provide learning opportunities for all SRPC members about Indigenous health education.
We encourage all SRPC members to participate.
Recorded webinarsThe SRPC will record the Indigenous Education Series and make the videos available to everyone for self-guided learning. We recommend that you fill in the Linking Learning Activity through your Mainpro+ portal to get credits. If you have questions about registering or accessing the video, please get in touch with jennak@srpc.ca. RESOURCESThis information was compiled by Dr. Darlene Kitty and Ms. Lisa Abel, Indigenous Program - Faculty of Medicine Watch all the videos in the series and share them with your peers. |
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Understanding the Context of Healthcare for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Our third webinar, with Dr. Karen Lawford, PhD, RSC Registered midwife, Anishinaabe midwife Assistant Professor, Department of Gender Studies Queen’s University. Moderated by Dr. Sarah Giles.
CREDITS. We recommend that you fill in the Linking Learning Activity through your Mainpro+ portal to get credits. |
Objectives:
- Begin to understand the history of Canada in relation to Indigenous Peoples.
- Initiate an appreciation of the extent to which the Euro-Canadian biomedical model—including those working within this model—have purposefully marginalized Indigenous midwives.
- Recognize the complexity of Indigenous Peoples’ relationships with healthcare systems and healthcare providers.
- Encourage modification of the provision of healthcare to be grounded in an anti-oppressive model of care.
Hosted: Monday, September 20th at 8pm EST.
Jordan, Joyce, and Justice: Decolonizing Healthcare for Indigenous Children and Youth
OBJECTIVES:
| Our second webinar "Jordan, Joyce, and Justice: Decolonizing Healthcare for Indigenous Children and Youth" With guest speakers Raven Dumont-Maurice, Samir Shaheen-Hussain, Alisha Tukkiapik and Teyohá:te Brant. Moderated by Darlene Kitty. Hosted Thursday February 24th, 2021 CREDITS. We recommend that you fill in the Linking Learning Activity through your Mainpro+ portal to get credits. |
Moving Towards Cultural Safety, Reconciliation, and Anti-racism.
Our first event in the series is "Moving Towards Cultural Safety, Reconciliation, and Anti-racism with Dr. Darlene Kitty, and guest speakers Dr. Nadin Gilroy and Dr. Baijayanta Mukhopadhyay and moderated by Dr. Gabe Woollam, SRPC President. Hosted : Tuesday December 15th, 2020 CREDITS. We recommend that you fill in the Linking Learning Activity through your Mainpro+ portal to get credits. |
Objectives
- Define cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, cultural competency, cultural safety, and cultural humility.
- Explain the historical impact of residential schools and how the TRC Calls to Action contribute to reconciliation.
- Describe briefly the demographics, health, and social issues that affect Indigenous populations.
- Discuss how racism has negatively affected the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples and ways to address it in your workplace.
- Learn pearls to effectively interact with and give culturally safe care to Indigenous patients, families, and communities.
| Indigenous Canada is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada.
Indigenous Canada is for students from faculties outside the Faculty of Native Studies with an interest in acquiring a basic familiarity with Indigenous/non-Indigenous relationships. Registration is now open. Register Online |
