'Why does hospital food matter for reconciliation? Health care institutions exert a significant cultural influence in Canada. Like everything else, they are the product of Canada’s colonial history and too often perpetuate systemic discrimination embedded in their policies and practices. This was on display with the horrific death of Joyce Echaquan. So how can health care institutions use their influence to create change? Food is a good place to start. This film explains how colonialism created an “Indigenous health gap” and how food can play an important role in decolonizing our institutions. It profiles three leading examples of health care institutions practicing anchor leadership by working with Indigenous communities to unlearn colonial ways of operating and by bringing traditional Indigenous recipes, ingredients and ways of knowing into their organizations. TAKE ACTION to help your healthcare organization to unlock the power of Indigenous foodways by screening this film and getting involved (https://www.nourishhealthcare.ca/foodisourmedicine). CONTACT US (https://www.nourishhealthcare.ca/contact). CREDITS: • Host - Mair Greenfield • Writers - Scott Baker, George Couchie, Mair Greenfield, and Hayley Lapalme • Producer - Scott Baker • Executive Producers - Nourish Indigenous & Allies Advisory (https://www.nourishhealthcare.ca/team) • Cinematographers - • North Bay - Lindsay Sarazin • Kenora - Matthew Kennedy • Saskatoon - Marcel Petit • Osoyoos - Lionel Trudel • Editor - Chase Masden • Motion Designer - Chase Masden • Animator - Natalya Lobanova A film by Adjacent Possibilities (http://www.adjacentpossibilities.org/)'
Tags: Health care , colonialism , indigenous , bipoc , Inuit , reconciliation , institutional racism , systemic racism , food security , Food Sovereignty , hospital food , First Nation , anchor leadership , decolonization , Joyce Echaquan
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