“Too much moving…there's always a reason”: Understanding urban Aboriginal peoples' experiences of mobility and its impact on holistic health

Snyder, Marcie; Wilson, Kathi

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.05.009

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“…Likewise, Toronto and Winnipeg, which do provide insight into two differing urban settings, are not representative of all urban Aboriginal populations as described by the title of the article. On the contrary, Snyder and Wilson (2015) have successfully maintained this distinction throughout their research.…”

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“…While the article is not specific regarding the outlined causes, it exposes the readers to many determinants of health, provides sufficient evidence for mobility being a significant predisposing factor, and provides an impetus for more thought and research. Recent healthcare research by Snyder and Wilson (2015) has contributed by further employing the aforementioned concepts to analyze this public health issue.…”

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“…In their research, Winnipeg and Toronto are the two Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) that were compared due to the contrasting differences in their Aboriginal population size, geographical location, and Aboriginal-led services offered (Snyder & Wilson, 2012). By using a similar approach, research conducted by Peters (2006) and Snyder and Wilson (2015) both provide support for this viewpoint.…”

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Planning and Delivery of Health Services - An Article Review on Urban Aboriginal Mobility in Canada: Examining the Association With Healthcare Utilization

Dhawan

2016

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An article from Social Science and Medicine, written by Snyder and Wilson (2012), examined the use of healthcare services by urban Aboriginal populations in Canada. Using the Behavioural Model of Health Services Use (BMHSU), predisposing, enabling, and need factors were organized and used for data analysis. Specifically, a comparison was made between conventional (physicians and nurses) and traditional (traditional healers) health service utilization in Toronto and Winnipeg. In addition to the geographical and educational factors, the results of the research recognized mobility as a significant predisposing complement to healthcare utilization.

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Planning and Delivery of Health Services - An Article Review on Urban Aboriginal Mobility in Canada: Examining the Association With Healthcare Utilization

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2016

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“…What logics would emerge if we attended to the dynamic social and political logics of suicide in the Canadian state? A few studies have suggested that dimensions of economics (Lemstra et al, 2009), economic status (Wingert, 2011), cultural continuity (Chandler & Proulx, 2006;Haggarty et al, 2008), climate change (Durkalec et al, 2015), gender (Lemstra et al, 2009), mobility (Berman et al, 2009;Snyder & Wilson, 2015), contextual factors (Badry & Felske, 2013), and education (Offet-Gartner, 2011) all influence the Indigenous wellbeing, but the persistent inaction in addressing these dimensions within suicidology research makes clear that "one of the consequences of a singular and individualistic reading of suicide is that it obscures colonial violence, racism, heteronormativity, patriarchy, social exclusion, capitalist green, and injustice and typically makes individuals responsible for making "it" better" (White, 2017, p. 474).…”

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Rethinking Indigenous Suicide

Ansloos

2018

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Suicide is one of the most significant issues facing Indigenous communities throughout Canada. The rate of Indigenous deaths by suicide is severely disproportionate to that of the general public. While the last three decades have seen substantial investments in suicidology research within the Canadian context, rates of Indigenous deaths by suicide have remained relatively stable, and little remains known about effective means to reduce Indigenous deaths by suicide. A movement of critical suicidology scholars across health and social sciences is beginning to challenge the mainstream approach of suicidology research and suicide prevention, citing concerns about the ideological and epistemic foundations. In this article, the author highlights how these critiques are relevant to Indigenous contexts. Challenging a range of assumptions, the author considers the need to rethink the ideological foundations of research on Indigenous suicide. Finally, the author considers two methodological projects that are integral to forming a critical approach to Indigenous suicidology research and Indigenous suicide prevention praxis–culturally grounded research and decolonizing research.

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“…This is relevant in urban settlements because most of us will die in hospitals, despite our stated preferences to die at home (Kelly et al, 2009;McGrath, 2007;St Pierre-Hansen, Kelly, Linkewich, Cromarty, & Walker, 2010). Dying at home can be challenging given the high degree of mobility, precarious housing, and homelessness affecting urban Indigenous communities (King, Smith, & Gracey, 2009;Snyder & Wilson, 2015). Physical and policy limits on the number of people allowed in a room and failing to provide adequate space for family in many institutions precludes the role of the larger family, kin, and community networks that coalesce to support a dying individual.…”

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The End of Life is an Auspicious Opportunity for Healing

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2018

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The majority of Indigenous peoples on Turtle Island (North America) now live in urban settlements, and likely may die in urban spaces. Based upon academic and grey literature searches in 2018 of Indigenous death, dying, grieving, and palliative care in Canada, there is a near absence of information exploring this pivotal life event in the urban context. The diversity of urban Indigenous identities, lived experiences, and degree of connection to Indigenous culture highlights the complexity of the interconnection of death, Indigeneity, and urbanity. Fortunately, signs exist of Indigenous cultural and ceremonial revitalization in urban spaces, and the end of life offers an auspicious opportunity for healing from the intergenerational trauma arising from colonization. Despite the plurality of cultures in urban settlements on Turtle Island, colonization informs and dominates most systems, including the framing of death and dying as a medical event. However, in my experience, death is more about culture and community. Reconciliation for urban Indigenous communities involves negotiating this challenging paradox between colonial and Indigenous worldviews. Rather than developing new strategies, I posit that existing knowledge – the Medicine Wheel and the Two Row Wampum – offer a vision for restoring respect, balance, and spirit to the end-of-life journey. The Medicine Wheel and the Two Row Wampum teachings offer an Indigenous theoretical framework to consider the complex space created by the interconnection of death, Indigeneity, and urbanity and offers a strength-based approach to guide future end-of-life research, policy, and practice to improve the end-of-life experience for urban Indigenous communities.

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“Too much moving…there's always a reason”: Understanding urban Aboriginal peoples' experiences of mobility and its impact on holistic health

Cited by 31 publications

References 27 publications

Planning and Delivery of Health Services - An Article Review on Urban Aboriginal Mobility in Canada: Examining the Association With Healthcare Utilization

Planning and Delivery of Health Services - An Article Review on Urban Aboriginal Mobility in Canada: Examining the Association With Healthcare Utilization

Rethinking Indigenous Suicide

The End of Life is an Auspicious Opportunity for Healing

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