Lynne’s high blood pressure went largely untreated. Then she had a stroke. Too many Indigenous people, like Lynne, don’t get the care they need for cardiovascular health. We look at the roots of this health inequity — and where to find hope.
Dr. Downey is a woman of Ojibwe-Saulteaux and Celtic heritage. She is a medical anthropologist and inaugural Associate Dean, Indigenous Health for the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University.
Lynne is a Mohawk woman of the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario. Shawnee is her daughter and a Juno-nominated singer-songwriter.
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