Jul 19, 2021
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In this episode, Sarah sits down with Patti Doyle-Bedwell to talk about the generational effects of residential schools, how they relate to healthcare, and what needs to be done now.
Resources:
Patricia Doyle‑Bedwell - Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development - Dalhousie University - https://www.dal.ca/faculty/open/programareas/univ-access-advising/transition-year-program/faculty-staff/patricia-doyle-bedwell.html
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada - https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1450124405592/1529106060525
The Caring Society - https://fncaringsociety.com/ Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land - https://native-land.ca/resources/territory-acknowledgement/
child_friendly_calls_to_action_web.pdf - https://fncaringsociety.com/sites/default/files/child_friendly_calls_to_action_web.pdf
https://www.coursera.org/ (University of Alberta – Indigenous studies)
Intergenerational Trauma - https://nbcc.ca/indigenous/did-you-know/intergenerational-trauma
SECRET PATH - GORD DOWNIE and JEFF LEMIRE - https://www.secretpath.ca/
Dr. Peter Bryce (1853–1932): whistleblower on residential schools | CMAJ - https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/9/E223
Indigenous people in B.C. 75% more likely to end up in ER, report says | CBC News - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-health-care-racism-report-update-1.5900527
Episode Guide:
0:05 Introduction
1:45 Residential schools in Canada
8:31 Residential schools and health
18:16 Why First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples shouldn't be forced to educate the people who take care of them
21:20 Structural racism in the medical system
31:55 The time for action
38:25 What happens when you're unable to be a compliant patient
44:27 The danger in making assumptions about First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples
50:18 The work that needs to be done