For the first time ever, a global analysis has the numbers to demonstrate the importance of seafood to the diet and culture of Indigenous people. Authors estimate that members of coastal Indigenous communities, on average, consume 15 times more seafood per person than non-Indigenous people in the same country. The study collected data from 1900 […]
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The effect of European settlement on the immune system genes of Canadian First Nations population 
Changes in immune system genes of First Nations people in coastal British Columbia may be linked to epidemics associated with the arrival of Europeans in early 19th century. A new study analyzes DNA samples from individuals in modern-day Lax Kw’alaams and Metlakatla First Nations, as well as DNA from individuals who inhabited the region as […]
Public health and the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Inquiry
An editorial is calling for public health to play a larger role in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous women inquiry (MMIW). Dr. Kirsten Patrick, a deputy editor at the Canadian Medical Association Journal believes many factors underlying the interpersonal violence plaguing Aboriginal women and girls are linked to mental health issues, substance abuse, and other […]
