Cultural Continuity as a Pathway for Métis Peoples Health Promotion: A Descriptive Phenomenological Approach
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Abstract
The Métis Peoples, a distinct group of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, have historically faced adverse consequences from colonialism. Disconnection from their land, cultural suppression, and loss of cultural identity have had adverse effects on the health outcomes and overall well-being of the Métis population. Considering the critical importance of cultural continuity as a health-protective factor for Métis people, this thesis explored Métis people's lived experiences of culture and cultural continuity and the connection with health and well-being. The present thesis used secondary data from a research project titled "Preventing Cancer Through Métis Cultural Revitalization: A Framework for Saskatchewan." Data included twenty four semi-structured interviews with Métis citizens (12 females and 12 males, average age of 47 years) regarding their health and culture. Descriptive phenomenology was used to guide the secondary analysis of the interview data. The analysis revealed that some participants discussed cultural disconnection, while others emphasized active participation in Métis culture, which resulted in the promotion of cultural aspects such as traditional practices, language, and connection to the land. These elements were essential for re-establishing identity, nurturing a deeper connection to heritage, and potentially providing health benefits, including stress relief, a sense of belonging, and pride. The findings contribute to a greater understanding of the role of culture and cultural continuity in promoting health and well-being among Métis people. The results are an addition that could guide future research endeavors with other Métis communities that aim to explore health promotion through cultural continuity.
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Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.007 | 0.006 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.002 | 0.003 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.011 | 0.019 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.008 | 0.006 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.006 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".