Week 1A Concepts

Week 1A Concepts: - Treaties Settler society Residential Schools Learning Outcomes for this Class: 1. Treaties 2. Define treaty 3. Name the Treaties in Alberta and when they were signed 4. Describe the defining feature of Treaty Six 5. Discuss the positions of the Canadian Government and Indigenous peoples when treaties were discussed as to their purpose, and goals 6. Describe the ongoing issues that have emerged with Treaties and explain why there are still issues and disagreements between the signatories of Treaties. (resistance and resilience) 7. Define settler society 8. Describe why settlers came to Canada 9. Describe why and how settlers came to Alberta 10. Discuss the impact on Indigenous peoples of settlers arriving in Alberta 11. Discuss how Indigenous peoples resisted settlers moving into their territories 12. Discuss how Indigenous peoples have demonstrated resilience in being moved onto reserves 13. Describe the purpose of residential schools in Canada 14. Describe the nature of the health conditions within residential schools 15. Discuss the relationship of health conditions within residential schools to colonialism 16. Assess the impact of residential schools on the short and long term health of Indigenous communities 17. Discuss how families, communities, children and parents demonstrated resilience and resistance to residential schools Week 1B Concepts: - Indian Hospitals - Health in the North - Metis History Learning Outcomes for this Class: 1. Describe the purpose of Indian Hospitals in Canada 2. Explain the motivation behind the creation of Indian hospitals 3. Discuss the relationship between colonialism, government policies and Indian hospitals 4. Discuss the treatment regimes that were utilized in Indian Hospitals 5. Describe the experimentation that was conducted on patients in Indian hospitals 6. Discuss the immediate and enduring consequences of Indian hospitals on the Indigenous patients, their families and communities including aspects relevant to experimentation and segregation 7. Discuss how families and patients demonstrated resistance and resilience in regards to Indian hospitals 8. Describe and discuss the health care discrepancies between mainstream society and many northern Indigenous communities in Canada 9. Discuss the experiences of dislocation and displacement in relation to current day health in northern Indigenous communities. 10. Discuss food insecurity in Northern Canada including causative factors, and resulting health issues 11. Describe the ongoing causative factors to health challenges faced by many northern Indigenous communities 12. Discuss how Indigenous communities and families have demonstrated resistance and resilience in regards to government policies impacting communities and families in the North 13. Discuss how the Metis people came to be 14. Discuss Louis Riel in terms of his identity, his life, and his legacy in Canada, in Manitoba and for the Metis 15. Describe the definition of Metis according to the Metis Nation of Alberta 16. Discuss the history of the Metis in terms of their land settlements, scrip and settlements in Alberta 17. Describe how the Metis have demonstrated resistance and resilience through their history to government policies and societal marginalization. You should choose a rock when everyone is quiet - don’t go rock hunting when you are worried Week 2A Intergenerational Trauma ● Define intergenerational trauma in an Indigenous context ● Discuss the connection between colonialism and intergenerational trauma for Indigenous peoples in Canada ● Discuss how traumatic experiences such as residential school impacts families through the generations (including epigenetics) ● Describe how intergenerational trauma impacts the current day health of Indigenous peoples in Canada ● Discuss colonialism as an ongoing process Sixties Scoop ● Describe what is meant by Sixties Scoop ● Discuss the societal beliefs and prior colonial actions that led to the Sixties Scoop ● Discuss the ongoing psychosocial, social, and cultural impact of the Sixties Scoop on Indigenous persons, families and communities Week 2B Racism ● ● ● ● Critically examine the culturally based assumptions that underlie race and racism Discuss societal granting of unearned privilege in Canada Describe how racism exists at a micro, mezzo and macro level in Canada Describe broadly the western view of Canadian history versus the Indigenous view of Canadian history ● Describe examples of institutional racism towards Indigenous peoples in Canada Racism in healthcare: 1. ● What kind of racism contributes/d to your group’s topic? - Biases 2. ● Where should/could racist processes be stopped or change course? - At the door - Recognizing your assumptions - Not waiting - Pointing out 3. ● How do you think this evidence of racializing Indigenous peoples in healthcare reflects on the nursing profession and our relationship with Indigenous communities? - Highly poor - Breaks trust - Highly alert -lost trust - they are extra nice - double standards 4. ● What are the pathways to improving the health and well-being for Indigenous peoples? - Extra polite - Not assessed as urgent - Why are your eyes red? Inappropriate questions Marginalization ● Define marginalization ● Discuss how Indigenous people are marginalized in Canadian society MMIWG ● Define what MMIWG is in Canada ● Discuss how the National Inquiry of MMIWG came about ● Discuss how Indigenous women and girls are impacted by colonialist attitudes nationally and institutionally. ● Discuss the impact of a missing or murdered Indigenous woman or girl is on a family and on a community Week 3A Concepts: Concepts: ● Determinants of health ● Indigenous healthcare system ● Resistance & Resilience Determinants of Health ● Give four examples of determinants of health and how Indigenous people are impacted by them ● Discuss how institutional racism has impacted determinants of health for Indigenous peoples ● Discuss the issues regarding on reserve water for Indigenous peoples in Canada ● Discuss issues of food security in Northern Canada ● Describe how housing impacts the health of Indigenous peoples on reserves across Canada Indigenous Healthcare System ● Describe the funding for Indigenous health in Canada ● Define Jordan’s Principle ● Discuss the ongoing issues regarding enacting Jordan’s Principle for Indigenous families Resistance and Resilience ● Discuss types of resistance of Indigenous peoples in Canada ● Discuss examples of resilience of Indigenous peoples in Canada