Two-Eyed Seeing: Considerations in the Health-care Setting

Speakers: Kendra Deveau and Simon Ross, Alberta Health Services Indigenous Health Program

Description: Two-eyed seeing principle is the concept which embraces the contributions of both Indigenous knowledge and “ways of knowing” and Western (world views) to bring equity to Indigenous populations accessing the healthcare system. Two-eyed seeing is the Guiding Principle by Mi’kmaw Elder Albert Marshall. In this presentation, the speakers review the principle and examine how the principle can create “ethical space” to examine how to enhance the healthcare system by building on the strengths of both world views. In addition, the speakers provide an example how this has informed practice and planning for the Calgary zone in Alberta Health Services.

*Recording form the AbSPORU Virtual Institute 202

CALGARY

University of Calgary Foothills Campus
3330 Hospital Dr NW
Calgary, AB T2N 4N1

EDMONTON

University of Alberta North Campus
Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA)
11405 87 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9

Land Acknowledgment

The Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit operates on and acknowledges the lands that are the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Métis Nation of Alberta. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We make this acknowledgment as a reaffirmation of our shared commitment towards reconciliation, and as part of AbSPORU’s mandate towards fostering health system transformation.

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