Mac committed to Indigenous perspectives
May 23, 2018
The Hamilton Spectator ran an opinion piece by Bernice Downey (Indigenous Health Initiative) and Mark Walton (Faculty Affairs) about McMaster's priority to develop the next generation of health-care professionals who will provide a culturally safe environment of respect and understanding of Indigenous peoples.
Mac committed to Indigenous perspectives
The path to developing the next generation of health-care professionals who will provide a culturally safe environment of respect and understanding of Indigenous peoples is a priority at McMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences.
McMaster University has committed itself to being an inclusive community, and to responding to the calls of action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. These identify Indigenous health inequity in Canada, and its link to the overall impact of colonization and government assimilative policy.
The Commission calls for Canada's medical and nursing schools to require all students to take a course dealing with Indigenous health issues, including the legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, treaties and Aboriginal rights, and Indigenous teachings and practices.
Read the rest of the article at Hamilton Spectator
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