A new textbook, which was compiled by a team of editors based at UNBC, is centering Indigenous voices and experiences regarding decolonization in healthcare.
It was compiled by an expert team of editors connected with the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health which is based at UNBC, who gathered a powerhouse of contributions from primarily Indigenous academics, community leaders, health practitioners and artists. “This textbook pushes far beyond the current limitations of narratives around Indigenous health and colonization,” adds editor Sarah de Leeuw, who is an award-winning creative writer and Canada Research Chair in Humanities and Health Inequities with the Northern Medical Program.
The NCCIH has produced an accompanying series of eight videos featuring discussions with some of the editors and authors of Introduction to Determinants of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples’ Health in Canada.