Whether it’s because of our socioeconomic background, our upbringing, or our relationships, we all grow up with prejudices. Sometimes they are so deeply embedded in us that we have almost come to consider them as facts. If we have nothing to be ashamed of having been thus contaminated, it is up to each of us to manage to identify them and to free ourselves from them. Because prejudices have the insidious power to spread (especially in the era of social networks) and to stigmatize those who are the object of it; unfortunately, too often, some people only measure the deleterious effects when they themselves are victims. But better late than never.
For several years now, we have become more aware of the prejudices that Aboriginal peoples have experienced and are still experiencing. Already that we were informed of the fact that land had been taken from them (unceded territories), now we learn more about the abuse inflicted and the traumas left by residential schools for Aboriginals, when it is not the damage that they still suffer today, especially within our health system, or with regard to the difficult access to drinking water in 2023!
Université Laval offers a free online course entitled “The health of Aboriginal peoples: social determinants of health and community mobilization”. It’s a good way to get informed and better understand the past and the daily life of these peoples, who are so close to us, but whose issues they face are poorly understood.
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