Kashechewan Evacuation: Kids With Rash Will Be Removed From Community

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Kashechewan Evacuation: Kids With Rash Will Be Removed From Community
Topic Started: Mar 22 2016, 03:20 PM (248 Views)
Darcie	Mar 22 2016, 03:20 PM Post #1
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Quote: OTTAWA — Children covered in sores and rashes in an Ontario First Nation are the face of a much broader health crisis faced by aboriginal communities across the country, says Charlie Angus, the NDP indigenous affairs critic. Angus joined ministerial officials and aboriginal leaders for a conference call Monday to discuss why some children in Kashechewan First Nation have developed unusual rashes and, in extreme causes, painful sores on their bodies. The call came after images of the children were shared widely on social media over the weekend. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/03/21/kashechewan-evacuation_n_9518274.html?ncid=fcbklnkcahpmg00000001 I figure if these were white kids in a community the whole infectious disease system would be there doing what needs to be done. It makes you cry to see this.



Durgan	Mar 22 2016, 04:58 PM Post #2
Veteran Member Posts: 13,273 Group: Gardening Guru Member #720 Joined: March 31, 2010	Posted Image



haili	Mar 23 2016, 12:10 AM Post #3
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	Let's hope Trudeau keeps his promise to improve conditions on reserves. They need clean water for one thing but medical treatment must be hard to get in the north. Politicians don't seem to know what to do in these situations since the reserves have their own systems of govt.



Trotsky	Mar 23 2016, 12:27 AM Post #4
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	First step: How about an accurate diagnosis of the problem? There must be a talented diagnostician in Canada (God knows, there may not be one in the U.S.)



FuzzyO	Mar 23 2016, 12:50 AM Post #5
Posts: 16,968 Group: Administration Member #710 Joined: March 30, 2010	What I want to hear is that they are also paying for the transportation and hotel costs of the parents.



margrace	Mar 23 2016, 12:57 AM Post #6
Gold Star Member Posts: 5,367 Group: Member Member #723 Joined: April 1, 2010	I this the result of Harpers not giving the money designated to the reserves but using it to fancy up his last budget



agate	Mar 23 2016, 02:44 AM Post #7
Posts: 21,864 Group: Administration Member #203 Joined: February 2, 2006	I wonder why it is only children that are getting this. I can't imagine living in these remote communities with no services like we have. Definitely more needs to be done to help.



goldengal	Mar 23 2016, 02:48 AM Post #8
Mistress, House of Dogs Posts: 11,674 Group: Member Member #715 Joined: March 31, 2010	While researching another matter, I stumbled upon this excellent resource from the Government of Canada. Quote: Health Canada works with First Nations and Inuit communities in developing comprehensive home and community care services that respect traditional, holistic and contemporary approaches to healing and wellness. These services assist people who have chronic and acute illnesses receive the care they need in their home or community. Care provided in these familiar settings allows First Nations people and Inuit to be close to their loved ones as long as possible and to keep their independence. Home and community care may include nursing care, personal care such as bathing and foot care, home support such as meal preparation, and in-home respite care, that is, caring for someone while family members have a rest. For more information on home and community care services, refer to Health Canada's Home and Community Care Program. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/services/home-domicile/index-eng.php There is much more information contained here. Take care, Pat



Darcie	Mar 23 2016, 03:07 AM Post #9
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	I guess it is just like us, what is on paper and what should happen is a far cry from the reality of what actually happens.



Delphi51	Mar 23 2016, 03:39 AM Post #10
Member title Posts: 13,967 Group: Administration Member #441 Joined: October 10, 2006	So three children have "been taken to a city for further examination and treatment." This seems very reasonable to me. We live in a region only a little bit isolated and this is the first thing that happens when a serious medical issue shows up - regardless of race or which party is in power. It seems sensible for specialists to work in city hospitals rather than in villages. Anybody remember impetigo? http://www.medicinenet.com/image-collection/impetigo_picture/picture.htm



Darcie	Mar 23 2016, 04:05 AM Post #11
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Yes, I remember kids getting it in a small town I lived in in Alberta and was in elementary school. The school was closed down, there was a diagnosis, a curfew was put on and a crew of medical personnel was flown in. This was in the 1940s, here we are in 2016. Was the response then to a known infection adequate? Should the children have been taken away from their community also?



Delphi51	Mar 23 2016, 08:03 AM Post #12
Member title Posts: 13,967 Group: Administration Member #441 Joined: October 10, 2006	They aren't "taken away" are they? As I read it, they have gone to a city for medical treatment. No doubt they will be home in a week when the docs do some tests and figure out which antibiotic to prescribe. Wow, you had the royal treatment in the 1940s. In the 1950s there was no doc in our town and none ever visited. We had a tough old nurse who could deal with most things but of course had to send some away to a city to see a doctor. It seems very normal to us who lived in small places but I guess the HuffPost reporter finds it shocking that the families can't see a specialist doctor in their community. Edited by Delphi51, Mar 23 2016, 08:07 AM.



wildie	Mar 23 2016, 09:08 AM Post #13
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	Here in southwestern Ontario funds have been made available for natives to expand the size of their reserves. Why can't these people be given money for them to purchase land somewhere that is more hospitable for their well-being!



margrace	Mar 23 2016, 10:50 AM Post #14
Gold Star Member Posts: 5,367 Group: Member Member #723 Joined: April 1, 2010	That's like the lady on another forum who though all the Inuit and Northern natives should be moved down to the cities, now isn't that a great idea



wildie	Mar 23 2016, 05:02 PM Post #15
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	margrace Mar 23 2016, 10:50 AM That's like the lady on another forum who though all the Inuit and Northern natives should be moved down to the cities, now isn't that a great idea I just recently met an Inuit (Eskimo) fellow who married a girl from here and now lives here permanently! The natives that are buying land to expand on, can buy it anywhere it suits them. There is no restriction of where they can buy. If land comes on the market, they are free to buy it!



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