2026-06-24 from uwinnipeg.ca
Recent news stories about Indigenous Peoples’ experiences with and in the Canadian health care system serve as a strong reminder of the tragic human and financial costs of anti-Indigenous racism, particularly as it appears in health care settings. Ongoing and persistent, the anti-Indigenous racism that Indigenous people encounter in the health care system is a structural issue that is rooted in Canada’s colonial history.
Because anti-Indigenous racism in health care today comes out of and is a continuation of this longer colonial history, understanding Indigenous health history is essential to identifying, confronting, and dismantling the systemic barriers that continue to deny Indigenous people equitable access to health care, and that lead to harmful health outcomes.
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