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Colonialization: A Health Determinant for Pregnant Dogrib Women

Pertice M. Moffitt, MN, RN

University of Calgary

Childbirth for many Aboriginal women living in remote communities of the Northwest Territories, Canada, includes separation from their family and community for weeks at a time. This colonialization of childbirth, enforced for decades, is true for Dogrib Dene. Colonialization produces serious social consequences on the everyday lives of pregnant Aboriginal women, which results in lower health outcomes. This article provides a literature review of colonialization in Canada’s far north establishing the position that colonialization is a determinant of health. The purpose of this article is to generate knowledge that will inform health professionals and ultimately reduce health disparities as experienced and evident among Dogrib women. By highlighting the concept of colonialization and establishing this concept as a determinant of health, nurses and midwives will identify disparities created through stressors of power and control. From there, culturally meaningful health promotion strategies will be developed and implemented within their nursing practice.

Key Words: colonialization • First Nation peoples • Canadian Aboriginal populations • Dogrib peoples

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 15, No. 4, 323-330 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1043659604268959
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