Author ORCID Identifier

Nelson - https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1891-6976

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-6-2020

Publication Title

The Canadian Geographer/Le Géographe Canadien

Volume

Special Issue on Indigenous Peoples & Environment

First Page

24

Last Page

35

Abstract

Research around the world has been nearly unanimous about the positive impacts of Indigenous-led health organizations on Indigenous peoples' qualitative experiences in health care, in the face of often negative experiences in non-Indigenous-led health care settings. Urban environments, including health care environments, are areas of increasing attention with regard to Indigenous peoples' health in Canada. In this study, which took place in the northern city of Prince George, British Columbia, 65 Indigenous community members and health services workers participated in interviews and focus groups, describing their experiences with urban Indigenous-led health organizations—defined in this study as non-governmental organizations that prioritize the values and practices of local Indigenous communities. Employing perspectives on place and relationships drawn from Indigenous critical theory and Indigenous community resurgence to analyze the findings of this qualitative study leads to a focus on how relationships impact and can even constitute places, enabling new understandings of the roles of Indigenous-led health organizations in urban Indigenous community resurgence.

Comments

This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Indigenous health organizations, Indigenous community resurgence, and the reclamation of place in urban areas in the especial issue on Indigenous Peoples and Environment of The Canadian Geographer, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/cag.12618. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.

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