Métis health : the invisible problem

Bourassa, Carrie A. 1973- (Author).

Summary: Dr. Carrie Bourassa has produced a Marxist analysis of Métis health status that makes this book a must read for anyone interested in Métis or social justice issues. Using 2010 government of Canada data, that drew upon the 2006 Census, Dr. Bourassa notes that, “the Métis population increased by 33% since 2001 and 91% since 1996” (p. x). While this is an interesting fact, by itself, it becomes a concerning fact when Dr. Bourassa adds that, “Research has consistently shown that First Nations have a much shorter life expectancy than that for Canada as a whole… The pattern is similar for Inuit. However, mortality patterns among Métis are largely unknown” (p. xi). With this book, Dr. Bourassa provides the raw data needed to prove the existence of unconscionable inequality that the Métis continue to suffer. It is hoped that this book not only demands that action be taken, but will make not taking action a non-option.

Record details

ISBN: 9780981151854
ISBN: 098115185X
Physical Description: print
xxii, 212 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Kanata, Ont. : JCharlton Pub., 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	New February 2015.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Overview of the study: The paucity of Métis specific SES and healthcare data; The problem of definition -- Theoretical and methodological framework: Quantitative analysis -- Dispossession from the Métis homeland: Factors and consequences: The children of the fur trade; The fur trade: Opening the west; Dispossession from the land -- Métis SES in contemporary Canada: Some basic comparisons: Purpose; Analysis using 2001 census data -- Métis self-reported health status: Effects of SES: Purpose; Analyses using 2001 APS and 2004 CCHS (cycle 2.2) -- Summary of findings: Overview of findings -- Limitations, future considerations and conclusions: Limitations; Future considerations; Conclusions; Personal parting thoughts -- Appendix A: Variables and data sets used in analyses -- Appendix B: Definition of OCAP -- Appendix C: Definition of determinants of health -- Appendix D: Detailed methodology -- Appendix E: Summary of 2001 census results -- Appendix F: Summary of APS and CCHS results -- Footnotes -- Bibliography.