Developing the Tribal Resource Guide and the Poverty and Culture Training: The We RISE (Raising Income, Supporting Education) Study
Christine W. Hockett
Looks at the prevalence and mortality rates of diabetes mellitus in First Nations people in Ontario.
Chapter 13 from Diabetes in Ontario: an ICES Practice Atlas edited by Janet E. Hux, Gillian L. Booth, Pamela Ml Slaughter and Andreas Laupacis.
Authors note that Canada’s new Healthy Eating Strategy does not address social determinants of health (childhood environments, gender, Indigenous status, income, education and occupation) as root causes of poor diet quality; they suggest that a reduction of diet inequities will require policy change.
Argues that acknowledgment of the loss of language and culture is missing from the federal government's Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process for residential school survivors.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.16.
Four case studies: Navajo Nation, Hopi tribe, Luiseño Indian nations of California, and Native Village of Barrow.