Summary of the Article and its Relation to Lindsay Croxall’s Lecture

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Summary of the article and its relation to Lindsay Croxall’s lecture.
The article, “Ontario Investing in mental health and addictions supports for indigenous communities,” discusses the Ontario government’s plan to invest about $36 million in community-led mental health and addictions supports for indigenous communities within the province (Ontario Newsroom, 2021). The move results from the resulting trauma from painful legacy and residential schools burial site findings facing the community. The government admits that indigenous people have faced numerous challenges in accessing any medical health, particularly safe mental health and addiction care. Thus, it seeks to use this investment to eliminate this disparity and ensure they access effective and safe mental health care whenever needed. The funding will help the situation by offering the Aboriginal residential school survivors and their relatives focused mental health and addiction support to help them heal (Ontario Newsroom, 2021).
The article is similar to Lindsay’s lecture in discussing mental health and addiction as one of the most significant health problems affecting the Aboriginal community in Canada. It observes that the problem has significantly grown to be a severe problem due to the recent discovery of Indian residential school burial site findings. Similarly, Lindsay notes that suicide and addiction are serious problems for people aged fifteen to fourth-five years old in the community. The two also agree that the community has faced tremendous resistance and challenges in acquiring healthcare services due to the government’s ignorance of their plight (Lindsay, 2021).
The narrative being portrayed by the new story
The article’s story presents a dominant narrative of the situation affecting the Indigenous people of Canada. Several researchers have documented the poor state of the Indigenous peopl...