nursing 1070: week 3 - indigenous people, SDOH

Question 1

indigenous definition, what does it consist of?

Answer 1

it literally means Europe

an umbrella term, consists of:
1. First Nations - slavic
2. Metis - mediterranean
3. Inuit - norse region

Question 2

Aboriginal definition

Answer 2

umbrella term, indigenous people who lived on their land before colonization happened
- not widely accepted
- used in lots of policies

Question 3

miskasowin

Answer 3

individuals world view resulting from their own unique experience
- no one’s wrong, we can only speak for our own
- not static, changes throughout life

Question 4

residential schools

Answer 4

• lasted over 120 years, last one closed in 1996
• separated kids from their families to be assimilated, abuse was prominent
• “take the Indian out of the child”
• caused trauma, impacted childhood development

Question 5

day schools

Answer 5

• opened after residential schools closed
• kids suffered lots of the same abuse

Question 6

kahkiyaw ni wahkomakanak

Answer 6

• concept that we are all interconnected
• in indigenous world views, relates to all of humanity, plants & animal life, waterways, rocks, soil, earth itself