Abstract
Indigenous people have fought since colonization for the right to live their lives in an ecological, natural fashion that was inherent in their culture. Unfortunately, this longing to preserve the life of their ancestors and the realities of colonization has resulted in loss of culture, poverty, chronic health conditions and disparities, and has subjected indigenous populations to foreign diseases introduced by colonists and/or the larger society including the small pox epidemic with meso-American and Native American populations to the COVID19 pandemic of modern times and its impact on Native American populations. Historically, native populations have been left to fend with the diseases on their own. This pattern was repeated during the slow response to helping the indigenous during the current pandemic. This poster presents these disparities along with resiliency factors that have helped indigenous populations survive.
Presenters
Kathleen DavisFaculty, Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Southern Nevada, United States
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KEYWORDS
COVID-19, DISPARITIES, INDIGENOUS, NATIVE AMERICANS, RESILIENCY
