This video presents the perspectives of three Indigenous knowledge holders and panelists at the Beyond the Social panel at the NCCAH National Forum, "Transforming our realities", held in Ottawa on December 2-3, 2015. Shirley Tagalik, and Dr. Brenda Macdougall share their knowledge about determinants of Indigenous peoples’ health in Canada. Dr. Charlotte Loppie presents a First Nations perspective, utilizing a holistic model of a tree to illustrate the factors affecting the health and well-being of Indigenous people in Canada. Shirley Tagalik presents an Inuit perspective on determinants of Indigenous peoples’ health that is entrenched in Inuit knowledge systems. Finally, Dr. Brenda Macdougall presents a Métis perspective on Indigenous health and well-being rooted in the importance of families and family history. Without a doubt, the wisdom and knowledge presented in this book has resonated with many people, including post-secondary instructors and students across diverse disciplines of study, from education to health to geography. This video relates to the textbook Determinants of Indigenous Peoples’ Health in Canada: Beyond the Social.
The NCCIH has developed Beyond the Social: Author Interviews, a series of eleven videos featuring interviews with some of the authors and editors of Determinants of Indigenous Peoples’ Health in Canada: Beyond the Social. The videos offer real-world insight and perspective that illuminate key concepts in the book, but they can also be used as stand-alone learning tools for anyone teaching or promoting Indigenous health and well-being. Follow the links below to view the other videos.
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Video Series
- Introduction - Rethinking Determinants of Indigenous Peoples' Health in Canada, with Sarah de Leeuw and Margo Greenwood
- Chapter 1 - Structural Determinants of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health, with Charlotte Loppie
- Chapter 2 - Two-Eyed Seeing in Medicine, with Albert Marshall
- Chapter 3 - Inuit Knowledge Systems, Elders, and Determinants of Health: Harmony, Balance, and the role of Holistic Thinking, with Shirley Tagalik
- Chapter 7 - Being at the Interface: Early Childhood as a Determinant of Health with Margo Greenwood
- Chapter 9 - Activating Place: Geography as a Determinant of Indigenous Peoples' Health and Well-being, with Sarah de Leeuw
- Chapter 13 - Ascribed Health and Wellness, Achieved Health and Wellness: Shifting the Paradigm, with Madeleine Dion Stout
- Chapter 15 - Reshaping the Politics of Health: A Personal Perspective, with Warner Adam
- Chapter 18 - Knowing Who You Are: Family History and Aboriginal Determinants of Health, with Brenda Macdougall
- Chapter 19 - Practising "the Good Way of Life" from the Hospital Bed to Mother Earth, with Patricia and James Makokis
- Beyond the Social Panel from the NCCAH National Forum "Transforming our Realities" held Dec. 2-3, 2015 in Ottawa, Ontario