Indigenous Health Issues

Indigenous people have their own sense of identity, practices, belief, culture, values which are continued and passed on through generations. The federal government has tried to diminish these cultures and take over creating a majority rule of mainstream civilization. The government has not taken in any account for the beliefs and cultured values that the Indigenous people of the land perpetuate. When coming to the healthcare professionals whom will be facilitating in these Indigenous communities, they must be able to adapt, learn and understand the past, present and continued values and beliefs of an Indigenous individual. There has already been a sense of judgement and unsuccessful return of support for the people of the Indigenous land

If moving forward this is not taken into account, then it will be hard to make a successful and lasting change to the issues of youth wellness and education. Not only do there need to be more health care and wellness facilities near schools but also a community nurse or psychologist who is onsite to answer questions and help youth battle illness where they might not have that guidance at home. The biggest problem to this is funding. The federal government does not delegate enough money into the resources for youth that can help them live the lives they should deserve as much as anyone else. There needs to be more implementation of programs and facilities for the Indigenous people throughout their communities prominently in youth schools to help them live fuller healthier educated lives.
There most defiantly needs to be a bi-cultural perspective put into place when looking at youth education and access to healthcare and wellbeing facilities in these areas due to the complicated experiences of colonialism that destabilizes indigenous realisations. The role of colonialism is necessary to understand the disparities experienced in health by Aboriginal people. Not only does the medical model need to bi-culturally looked upon but also, there needs to be recognition to

This group of people have strong beliefs in the land and relation to one another as individuals and communities. It is essential that one must know the fundamentals to Indigenous health and wellbeing, most importantly knowing how Indigenous people conceive themselves with who they are and where they come from. It is important to rethink the medical system through the eyes of an Indigenous individual; created complexity since Indigenous knowledge is very diverse. There are multiple indigenous traditions rooted in the land; what occurs in one Indigenous community, may be different to what occurs in another. Aboriginal people see themselves of spiritual beings on a journey, being able to connect to life’s purpose and be able to be identified by their families and communities.
When discussing the implementation of these healthcare facilities it must be kept in mind that Aboriginal people like to take care of themselves in their self-beings of spirituality, mental, physical and emotional state essentially being holistic. Many of their life lessons, guidance and advice helps interpret learning through mentors who guide although they have passed away.