How does the displacement of land influence the health of the land and the community?

Case Study #1: Innu of Davis InletThe Mushuau Innu, a boreal First Nations people, live in Davis Inlet on the coast of Labrador. They are usual among Canada’s boreal First Nations in never having signed treaties surrendering their traditional lands, something that is partly an artefact of Newfoundland’s late entrance into the Confederation in 1948 and partly due to lack of interest in the region for settlement and development until recently. The Innu were moved from their original community on Davis Inlet in 1967 to the eastern side of the island of Iluikoyak, off the coast, in order to allow the government to provide services more efficiently. Unfortunately, the new location is too remote from traditional hunting grounds for the Innu to continue hunting caribou. It was also located on basically solid rock, and the government-constructed houses lacked both water and sewage systems. Overcrowding quickly became a problem, as did contamination of the water supply. Diseases such as tuberculosis became active in the community and the new market food diet from the stores proved unhealthy. The community became notorious for very high levels of addiction, suicide and violence. This came to national and international attention when, in 1993, a group of children was videotapes and featured on national television discussing suicide while sniffing gasoline close to a bonfire in their attempt to become high. The community requested a fresh start at a new location. The federal government relocated them to a new townsite in Davis Inlet called Nataushish during the winter of 2002/2003. Construction of the new community and relocation of the Innu population cost an estimated $152 million. The Mushaua Innu Band Council managed the delivery odf the project through a professional project manager. Every contractor involved in the project included a component for Innu employment and training. This led to significant employment int eh community. At the peak of the construction, some 70 to 80 Innu were employed along with the other 225 non-Innu workers. Innu workers learned and practiced trades during construction that included labourer, heavy equipment operator, housekeeper, carpenter, electrician mechanic and Masoner. When completed, the new community had 175 houses, sewage and water systems, streets and service roads, a wharf and an airstrip. Community buildings included a school, the band council office, fire hall, police station, community garage and nursing station. The community is also constructing a store, hotel and recreation centre. However, the new community, although an improvement on the old one, did not solve the underlying causes of Innu addictions, suicide and other mental health problems. While the population has a better place to live, unemployment rates are still very high and access to education and health services are still problematic because even the new community is still remote. Perhaps most important, the Innu of Davis Inlet have lost much of their traditional lifestyle and culture. They no longer follow a seasonal round of subsistence activities, and it appears that there is little to take its place in their modern community.Instructions: Please read the case study and use the guiding questions too critically analyze it. Maximum of 4 pages double spaced. If you do use resources, please use APA format as discussed in class. Guiding questions: How do you see the importance of these social determinants of health? How would you acknowledge and respect the spirituality, culture, land, language, relationality, etc. And apply to this situation? How does the displacement of land influence the health of the land and the community?