The International Indigenous Policy Journal

Article Title

Missing Pathways to Self-Governance: Aboriginal Health Policy in British Columbia

Authors

Josée G. Lavoie, University of Manitoba Faculty of MedicineFollow
Annette J. Browne, University of British ColumbiaFollow
Colleen Varcoe, University of British ColumbiaFollow
Sabrina Wong, The University of British ColumbiaFollow
Alycia Fridkin, University of British ColumbiaFollow
Doreen Littlejohn, University of British Columbia
David Tu, University of British ColumbiaFollow

Abstract

This article explores how current policy shifts in British Columbia, Canada highlight an important gap in Canadian self-government discussions to date. The analysis presented draws on insights gained from a larger study that explored the policy contexts influencing the evolving roles of two long-standing urban Aboriginal health centres in British Columbia. We apply a policy framework to analyze current discussions occurring in British Columbia and contrast these with Ontario, Canada and the New Zealand Māori health policy context. Our findings show that New Zealand and Ontario have mechanisms to engage both nation- or tribal-based and urban Indigenous communities in self-government discussions. These mechanisms contrast with the policies influencing discussions in the British Columbian context. We discuss policy implications relevant to other Indigenous policy contexts, jurisdictions, and groups.

Acknowledgments

Funding for this study was provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). We thank our research team members, our clinic partners, and the research participants who generously shared their perspectives.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Lavoie, J. G. , Browne, A. J. , Varcoe, C. , Wong, S. , Fridkin, A. , Littlejohn, D. , Tu, D. (2015). Missing Pathways to Self-Governance: Aboriginal Health Policy in British Columbia. The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 6(1) . Retrieved from: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol6/iss1/2
DOI: 10.18584/iipj.2015.6.1.2

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