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Decolonizing questions, de-quantifying blood
In this article, I want to discuss a question that I have been asked more times than I can count: “How much Aboriginal are you?” Just writing the words, my blood instantly begins to boil and stir uncomfortably through my body, as though I can feel my ancestors getting...Changing the conversation about Aboriginal health
Along with cold winds and crunchy leaves, September brings the apprehension of a new semester. Just over one year ago, that nervous feeling in the pit of my stomach was at its peak—the first day of grad school suddenly felt oddly similar to the first day of...Academic Confessions: Outside looking in
The first few lines of my CV and biography say: “Samantha Tsuruda holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree, Psychology Major, from the University of Victoria. She is a consultant in Program Evaluation, and is currently a Master in Public Health Candidate at the University of...Stopping media stereotypes in Aboriginal health and education
Samantha Tsuruda is a visiting student from the UBC Master of Public Health program studying under Dr. Charlotte Reading, director of UVic’s Centre for Aboriginal Health Research. For a Masters in Public Health course, we were assigned to update our class on an...Our Digital Print Issue
