ADL 10 Assignments English 9 Self-Assessment

Indigenous Explorations- The Health Hype Podcast (Ep. 1)

This week in English 9 Honours, we created a podcast that explores Indigenous Topics. Of the options given, we chose “Health”, and decided to explore three aspects; Nutrition, Environment and Healthcare. So there you have it, the first episode of The Health Hype Podcast!


Here are some resources and organizations that you should check out!

Water First Homepage

Raven Trust Homepage

Congress Of Aboriginal People

Native Land Digital

First Nations Information Governance Centre


Here is my Core Competency Reflection for this project:


Sources used for this project:

Sawchuk, Joe. “Social Conditions of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.” The Canadian Encyclopedia, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca, 31 Oct. 2011, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/native-people-social-conditions

Zoledziowski, Anya. “Cost of Getting Food to Remote Indigenous Communities Rose 400% During COVID.” VICE News, www.vice.com, 14 Oct. 2021, https://www.vice.com/en/article/k78nvy/cost-of-getting-food-to-remote-indigenous-communities-rose-400-during-covid

Parrot, Zach. “Indigenous Peoples in Canada.” The Canadian Encyclopedia, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca, 13 Mar. 2007, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aboriginal-people.

Hardy, Cindy, and Sherry Bellamy. “Understanding Depression in Aboriginal Communities and Families.” University of Northern British Columbia https://www.nccih.ca/docs/emerging/RPT-UnderstandingDepression-Bellamy-Hardy-EN.pdf

Cecco, Leyland. “Canada: First Nation Exposed to High Levels of Cancer-Causing Chemicals.” The Guardian, www.theguardian.com, 15 Oct. 2021, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/15/canada-first-nation-cancer-causing-chemicals-aamjiwnaang#:~:text=Canada%3A%20First%20Nation%20exposed%20to%20high%20levels%20of%20cancer%2Dcausing%20chemicals,-.

NAWMentalhealthCommission|Aboriginal Mentalhealth. (n.d.). Retrieved March 8, 2022, from https://www.nswmentalhealthcommission.com.au/content/aboriginal-communities

2014-2021, CBC/Radio-Canada. “Canada’s Struggle to Provide Health Care to Northern Communities.” , curio.ca,  https://curio.ca/en/catalog/21821d6d-eb2f-4f50-aeaf-524609f189b7.

3 comments

  1. Wow, what an amazing post! Very informative. I really enjoyed working with you and I hope we may be able to work together again in the future!

    1. Thanks, Matthew! It was great working with you too, you’re such a wonderful and diligent partner 🙂

  2. Thank you for posting your “Indigenous Exploration” audio project (podcast). As the assignment was completed for both English 9 and COL, I have the following feedback for you on the post:

    – All elements of the assignment’s post were well done and properly uploaded
    – Reflection on blog somewhat explains process taken to complete the assignment , this could have been expanded upon
    – Good use of background music to accompany the discussion
    – Clear audio quality and delivery
    – Podcast is well done

    Overall, this assignment was well done. If you have any questions, please let me know.

    Thank you!

    Mr. Barazzuol
    COL Teacher

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