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Moving Aboriginal Health Forward
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Part One Introduction 1. Health Determinants 1.1 Poverty 1.2 Shelter, Housing, and Overcrowding 1.3 Water Quality 1.4 Geographic Factors and Access 1.5 Environmental Factors 1.6 Colonialism as a Determinant of Health 1.7 The Current State of Aboriginal Health 1.7.1 Mental Health 1.7.2 Chronic Diseases 1.7.3 HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C 2. Aboriginal Society and Good Health 2.1 Early Healing Practices 2.1.1 Sweat Lodge 2.1.2 Conjurers and Jugglers 2.1.3 Sucking Doctors 2.1.4 Botanical Cures 2.1.5 Other Cures 2.1.6 The Shaking Tent 2.1.7 The Pau wau 2.1.8 Traditional Midwifery 2.2 The Medewiwin 2.3 Metis Healing 2.4 Inuit Healing 2.4.1 The Inuit Sled Dog and Healing 2.4.2 Connection to Human Health 3. Historical Health Influences 3.1 Historical Determinants of Health 3.1.1 Epidemics 3.1.2 Nutrition 3.2 How Federal Government Policies Affect Aboriginal Health 3.2.1 Provision of Health Services 3.2.2 Residential Schools 3.2.3 Forced Sterilization 3.2.4 Experiments Part Two 4. The Law is a Determinant of Health 4.1 Why is the Constitution a Determinant of Health? 4.1.1 Federal Powers Applicable to Aboriginal Health 4.1.2 Provincial Powers Applicable to Aboriginal Health 4.1.3 Provincial Regulation of Health Professions 4.1.4 Jurisdiction Conflicts 4.2 Legislation 4.2.1 The Indian Act as a Determinant of Health 4.2.2 The Criminal Code of Canada 4.3 Legal Issues Affecting Traditional Practices 4.3.1 Codex Alimentarius 5. Aboriginal and Treaty Rights to Health 5.1 Aboriginal Rights to Health 5.1.1 Aboriginal and Treaty Rights Tests as Applied to Aboriginal Health 5.2 Treaty Rights to Health and Healing 5.2.2 Protection and Non-interference 5.2.3 Medicine and Medical Care 5.2.4 Pestilence and Famine, Sickness and Disease 5.2.5 Judicial Interpretations of the Treaty Right to Medicine and Health Care 5.2.6 Interpretation of Treaties 6. Reconciliation of Aboriginal Health Care and Healing Practices 6.1 Influencing Policy Development 6.2 The "Whole Approach" 6.3 Gathering Evidence 6.4 Health Impact Assessment System Application 6.5 Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Notes Bibliography Index

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Boyer paints an historical picture of how government policies and institutions have contributed to the current crisis in Aboriginal health, highlighting legislative restrictions and other social determinants, then shows how fulfilling treaty commitments and applying principles enunciated by the Supreme Court can advance Aboriginal health.

About the Author

Yvonne Boyer currently holds the Canada Research Chair in Aboriginal Health and Wellness at Brandon University and owns Boyer Law Office, where she specializes in providing holistic services that blend mainstream law with Indigenous laws.

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By including several different First Nations groups, as well as the Metis and Inuit in her analysis, the author adds a richness to the discussion and refrains from oversimplifying distinct histories and traditions. -- Janelle Souter Saskatchewan Law Review, Vol.78, No.2

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