Additional Resources
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- COVID-19 Collection: National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health
The COVID-19 collection is a selective repository of resources related both directly and indirectly to COVID-19 and the health of First Nations, Inuit and Métis populations in Canada.
COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples
COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples
Elder Danny Musqua, Keeseekoose First Nation, Treaty 4. From COVID-19, the Numbered Treaties & the Politics of Life.
Resources
Colonialism and the COVID-19 Pandemic by ISBN: 9783030928247Publication Date: 2022-01-07This book views responses to the Covid 19 virus through the lens of Indigenous thinking which sheds light on some of the failures in dealing with the pandemic.
Displacement city : fighting for health and homes in a pandemic by Call Number: PTA C66 D57 2022ISBN: 9781487546496Publication Date: 2022The book provides particular insight into policies affecting Indigenous peoples and how the legacy of colonialism and displacement reached a critical point during the pandemic.
Indigenous Health and Well-Being in the COVID-19 Pandemic by ISBN: 9781032115436Publication Date: 2022This book investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples and assesses the policy responses taken by governments and Indigenous communities across the world.
- Applying an Indigenous and gender-based lens to the exploration of public health and human rights implications of COVID-19 in Canadian correctional facilitiesIn this commentary, we explore the public health and human rights implications of COVID-19 in prisons while calling particular attention to the unique needs and circumstances of incarcerated Indigenous women based on international best practice-based guidance to preventive and responsive measures to COVID-19.
- Concrete Lessons: Policies and Practices Affecting the Impact of COVID-19 for Urban Indigenous Communities in the United States and CanadaWe expand on that response and Indigenous and human rights lens to review policies and practices impacting the experience of COVID-19 for urban Indigenous communities. Our analysis integrates a discussion of historical and ongoing settler colonialism, and the strengths of Indigenous community-building, as these shape the urban Indigenous experience with COVID-19.
- Covid-19 and In(di)genuity: Lessons from Indigenous resilience, adaptation, and innovation in times of crisisThis article contemplates the value of Indigenous resilience, innovation, and adaptation in times of crisis—“In(di)genuity”, if you will—and considers its implications on Indigenous knowledge and the curricular discourse more broadly.
- COVID‐19: we must not forget about Indigenous health and equityDiscusses risk to Māori and the need to consider Māori health equity in all levels of decision-making and in all strategies aimed at mitigating the impact of an overwhelming COVID-19 outbreak.
- Two-Spirit Journal: In Our Own Voices: Two-Spirit People Responding to Covid-19 Serieshe #Two-Spirit Journal is excited to launch a new series featuring faces, voices and stories of Two-Spirit people across this land as they are not only coping but thriving during these uncertain times of Covid-19.
- Colonialism of the Curve: Indigenous Communities & Bad Covid DataMay 12, 2020 | by Courtney Skye. Yellowhead Institute.
- Report on the impact of COVID-19 on the rights of Indigenous peoplesUnited Nations: Pursuant to resolution 42/20 of the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples dedicated his annual report to the General Assembly the impact of the COVID-19 on the rights of indigenous peoples.
- Water is Life: The fatal links between water infrastructure, COVID-19, and First Nations in CanadaJaida Beaudin. Yellowhead Institute. 10 March 2021
- What we heard: Indigenous Peoples and COVID-19: Public Health Agency of Canada’s companion reportThis report was led by the Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health (WBIIH) at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto and submitted to the Public Health Agency of Canada.
- Covid-19, the Numbered Treaties & the Politics of Lifeby Gina Starblanket and Dallas Hunt (2020). Yellowhead Institute report.
Vaccination
- Fact Sheets by NCCIH: Supporting vaccine confidence in Indigenous peoplesThe National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH), in collaboration with the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID), produced five fact sheets on vaccine preventable diseases and immunizations.
- Practice report: an Alberta Métis model for COVID-19 vaccine deliveryIn March 2021, the MNA delivered the first Métis-led COVID-19 vaccination clinic. Unique to the clinic’s success was the location, online booking process, and community presence. The clinic focused on cultural safety, including the availability of Indigenous health professionals to community members, and cultural reference points throughout the clinic.
- A qualitative investigation of facilitators and barriers to accessing COVID-19 vaccines among Racialized and Indigenous Peoples in CanadaStructural and systemic inequalities can contribute to susceptibility to COVID-19 disease and limited access to vaccines. Recognizing that Racialized and Indigenous Peoples may experience unique barriers to COVID-19 vaccination, this study explored early COVID-19 vaccine accessibility, including barriers and potential solutions to vaccine access, for these communities in Canada.
- Video resource : Building Respectful Relationships In COVID TimesThis video is intended to encourage vaccination uptake and show that the vaccination clinic space is designed to be safe and inclusive for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Using the example of the mass vaccination clinic in Prince George as a model for culturally sensitive care, the video details the collaborative partnership between Northern Health, the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC), Prince George Native Friendship Centre, and other Indigenous organizations helping with the COVID-19 vaccine roll out.
- “We need to protect each other”: COVID-19 vaccination intentions and concerns among Racialized minority and Indigenous Peoples in CanadaPeople may choose to receive vaccines in response to pressures that outweigh any concerns that they have. We explored Racialized minority and Indigenous Peoples' motivations for, perceptions of choice in, and concerns about, COVID-19 vaccination.