Iiyika’kimaat in Indigenous health: a call for change and empowerment

A physician who witnesses the realities of an often-inadequate health system for Indigenous communities urges the federal government to implement Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action 18-24.

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Dec. 13, 2023. Indigenous communities should have the power and resources to design and implement their health-care strategies and control their health systems in alignment with their cultural values, writes Lana Potts.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LANA POTTS

February 14, 2024

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada launched 94 Calls to Action in 2015, emphasizing the urgent need for systemic changes to recognize historical trauma and help establish a more fair and just society for all. To date, fewer than half of these 94 calls ha...

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