Physician advocacy essential for Canada's First Nations

Sometimes its good to take a wider look at what is happening all around the world. In this blog we often mention projects that are happening through family health international in developing countries. Rarely have we taken a look at what is happening in Canada even though it often is similar to Australia: Have a read of the teaser below and then go to the link.

"The Government of Canada recently apologized to our First Nations' people for its residential school policy, which effectively suppressed the linguistic, cultural and spiritual practices of their pupils, with the ultimate aim of assimilation. Federal underfunding coupled with harsh discipline, exacerbated by the presence of abusive staff in some schools, also served to demoralize students and compromise their resistance to disease. " Go here for more