Chapter 2: Dementia and Indigenous Peoples
Learn more about Chapter 2 of the second volume of the Landmark Study, The Many Faces of Dementia in Canada, a report by the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
There are increased risks of dementia from population aging and social determinants of health—including colonization.
Dementia is a growing public health issue for Indigenous people in Canada. Canada’s first national dementia strategy, A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire, identified that Indigenous Peoples are a population at higher risk of developing dementia (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2019). In addition to research indicating higher rates of dementia among Indigenous populations compared to the general public, Indigenous people also face challenges accessing health-care services and receiving supports, and they are impacted by many social determinants of dementia. This chapter outlines some of the issues related to dementia in Indigenous populations and concludes with some estimates for dementia in Indigenous people in Canada.
Read this chapter here.
Chapter fact sheet:
Learn more about Dementia and Indigenous Peoples:
- Indigenous Peoples & Dementia (Nova Scotia-specific)
- Fact sheets for Indigenous Peoples (I-CAARE)
- (VIDEO) A conversation on Indigenous Peoples and dementia
- Aging and Dementia (Native Women's Association of Canada)
- Living My Culture (Canadian Virtual Hospice)
- The circle of life: Indigenous knowledge about dementia in Canada (Alzheimer's Disease International)
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Indigenous Populations: Knowledge, Needs, and Gaps (NCCIH-CCNSA)
- Dementia Information for Indigenous Peoples: First nations, Métis and Inuit