In this video, editors Sarah de Leeuw and Margo Greenwood explain that the goal of this unique publication — the only book of its kind in Canada — was to privilege the deep, complex knowledge of Indigenous scholars, artists, community organizers, Elders, and health providers about the myriad determinants of health that affect their communities. With a significant majority of Indigenous contributors, Indigenous voices and ways of knowing are embodied in the text, providing a unique window into Indigenous knowledge about health from a variety of different perspectives. This video relates to the introduction of 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.

Related Links

• Read a transcript of the video (PDF)
• Watch the video on Vimeo (with English closed captions)
• Listen to the video on SoundCloud
• Read the related web story
• Obtain a copy of the textbook Determinants of Indigenous Peoples’ Health in Canada: Beyond the Social

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