Indigenous Peoples & Dementia

Quick facts:

• Rates of dementia in Indigenous Peoples are higher than in non-indigenous people in Canada.
• Symptoms may begin as young as 45-50 or much later depending on the type of dementia.

Are you at risk?

Risk factors alone are not causes of disease. They represent an increased chance, but not a certainty, that dementia will develop:

• Forgetfulness that affects day-to-day life
• Difficulty with familiar tasks
• Getting lost or wandering in your community
• Errors in judgement
• Changes in behaviour and personality like emotional outbursts or hiding things
  
   

Indigenous Peoples and Dementia

Information card for Indigenous Peoples with dementia, their families, friends and care partners

Download the PDF here. 

The Story is Mine

This booklet, created with the guidance and support of our Mi'kmaw people and communities, is a tool to record the life story of the person with dementia. 

Download the PDF here.

I-CAARE Fact Sheets

Visit www.i-caare.ca for even more resources and printable PDFs.