Towards Healthier Aboriginal Health Policies? Navigating the Labyrinth for Answers

摘要: This research is based on two years of community-based participatory that draws Indigenous understandings health policy in five First Nations Ontario, Canada. While a number policies have been put place to increase control over community services, we argue enacted promote self-determination care counterproductive and detrimental wellbeing. Instead, suggest exists continuum aim balance the need for including diverse groups with comprehensive from program funding design implementation. poses some difficult questions: How do peoples perceive concept self-determination, community-controlled efforts Canadian government form collaborative arrangements between communities, organisations government? What does an inclusive system look like? The purpose this article explore how people stakeholders Canada understand terms such as draw conclusions about communities support care. It further explores participant narratives describes their experiences, particularly, strengths weaknesses community-government developments.