VANCOUVER — Federal funding of $8.
2 billion over 10 years for the First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia will give Indigenous communities unprecedented control over how to use the cash to improve wellness, including the possibility of building housing, said one of the negotiators of the agreement.
He was one of the First Nations leaders who negotiated the new funding agreement over two years with the federal government. "Social determinants are not just medical health," he said."It's looking at housing, as an example, or looking at things communities need in terms of their well-being." The new funding, Trudeau said, is about ensuring First Nations have the best possible health outcomes, and this type of collaboration is needed across the country.
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, who also attended the funding announcement, said that work on creating similar models of First Nations health care is underway in provinces like Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Quebec. The federal government said in a statement that fixing the disparities in First Nations health care can only be achieved by addressing the cultural, social, economic and historical disadvantages that have led to intergenerational trauma.
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