CONCLUSION

In sum, considerations for a public health vision respectful of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples would be a structure imbued with Indigenous knowledge and anchored in holism and relationality. There would be a focus on community strengths, prevention, and promotion that would be rooted in community-specific ways and self-determination. Evidence would come from many sources, including stories and teachings. Data would be a source of empowerment and change. This distinctions-based vision of public health for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples would result in an environment characterized by equity, free of infectious diseases, and free of discrimination and racism. We would have caring relationships with the land, mental wellness for all, and our children would come to us with open arms.

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