Deficit-Based Indigenous Health Research and the Stereotyping of Indigenous Peoples

• Published in: Canadian journal of bioethics = revue canadienne de bioéthique Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 102 - 109
• Main Authors: Hyett, Sarah Louise, Gabel, Chelsea, Marjerrison, Stacey, Schwartz, Lisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Programmes de bioéthique, École de santé publique de l'Université de Montréal 01.01.2019

Health research tends to be deficit-based by nature; as researchers we typically quantify or qualify absence of health markers or presence of illness. This can create a narrative with far reaching effects for communities already subject to stigmatization. In the context of Indigenous health research...