Deck 7: Indigenous Health

Question 1

What is the context for the use of the term "Aboriginal" in Canada?

A) It is a term specifically associated with federal laws.
B) It refers to the Indian Act controversies.
C) It can be connected with the term Indian.
D) It describes only the First Nations peoples.

Answer 1

It is a term specifically associated with federal laws.

Question 2

What is a notable indication of the diversity that exists among Canada's Indigenous groups?

A) The variety of Indigenous community leaders
B) The wide variety of languages spoken by Indigenous people
C) The number of Indigenous groups living in large cities
D) The geographic locations of Indigenous people across Canada

Answer 2

The wide variety of languages spoken by Indigenous people

Question 3

What processes and approach, highlighted in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, can enable Indigenous peoples to exercise control over their own affairs as well as foster the development of their culture, values, and traditions, including addressing historically generated health inequities?

A) Advocacy campaigns
B) Societal recognition
C) Self-determination
D) Anti-oppression

Answer 3

Self-determination

Question 4

What must be considered when reviewing statistics such as morbidity, mortality, self-perceived health, and health care utilization of the wide range of populations identified as Indigenous?

A) Geography and travel time for work
B) Life expectancy in the general population
C) Context of data and links to health determinants
D) Individual lifestyle behaviours and risks

Question 5

To reduce the risk of cultural appropriation, what is required of health care providers when they engage in traditional Indigenous practices?

A) Settler leadership and innovation
B) Recognition of change opportunities
C) Comfort in health care environments
D) Permission and acknowledgement

Question 6

What key principle embedded in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Final Report must be actively applied when working with Indigenous populations to achieve and sustain the changes that are needed?

A) Improve access to health care.
B) Adopt a cultural sensitivity orientation when working with patients.
C) Engage the community.
D) Acknowledge wise practice.

Question 7

What important practice related to addressing historical circumstances can help to reduce inequities when working with Indigenous people?

A) Trauma-informed care approach
B) Family-centred care approaches
C) Community-based care approach
D) Person-centred care approach

Question 8

How does being an accomplice go a step further than being an ally when working with Indigenous people?

A) An accomplice interacts only with nondominant groups in society.
B) An accomplice focuses on changing oppressive social structures.
C) Being an accomplice involves a process of self-reflection.
D) Being an accomplice involves understanding Indigenous history.

Question 9

Why is the word "Indigenous" emerging globally as the most commonly used term for referring to original peoples? (Select all that apply).

A) It profiles original peoples' right to self-determination.
B) Many countries have precolonial populations.
C) It highlights the relationship between people and the land.
D) It highlights original peoples' nationality.
E) It is not associated with federal laws and jurisdiction.

Question 10

What key health and well-being concepts applicable to many Indigenous populations in Canada should a health care provider explore while also recognizing unique group-specific traditions? (Select all that apply.)

A) Holism and balance
B) Personal privacy
C) Shared care decisions
D) Care partnerships
E) Mutual respect