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Before I Go

Before I Go

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 Indigenous nations have a long history with ceremony and tradition around death. A member of the Gitxaala Nation in BC, Marion Brown has Pulmonary Hypertension (PH). This rare condition has afflicted multiple members of her extended family. Pulmonary Hypertension is a chronic progressive condition which will, as with other members of her family, eventually take her life. And so, Marion has made the decision to use the MAiD program, when she feels the time is appropriate. As a seasoned producer and interviewer, Marion, along with her daughter, Danielle Wilson Brown, will host BEFORE I GO, a podcast that shares the real-time experience of choosing medical assisted dying through Indigenous Stories of Living & Dying, Healing & Love. Marion and Danielle begin by speaking with experts who explore important aspects of illness, dying, and death in Indigenous communities in Canada. Life expectancy for Canada’s Indigenous population is shorter in comparison to the rest of the population. While some Indigenous people die prematurely through addiction, violence, or suicide – the big picture is that the social determinants of Indigenous health due to the legacy of colonization, racist systems, not acknowledging the historical trauma of Indian Hospitals, socio-economic gaps in urban and rural treatment, and diagnosis of medical conditions, are all in question when addressing the higher mortality rates of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples. Marion shares perspectives from an Indigenous lens, while tackling topics ranging from the UN report siting the most toxic and contaminated areas of our country being in proximity to Indigenous communities, to medical racism, to a higher incidence of many cancers in Indigenous families, to trauma and trauma-informed advocacy, procedure, and policy. How can we eliminate the barriers to accessing culturally safe and trusted medical services? Once we understand the challenges Indigenous people face in the healthcare system and explore ways of overcoming them, B I G turns to MAiD itself, and invites those with a personal or professional understanding of medical assisted death to share what they have experienced. Marion and Danielle open up the conversation around Indigenous attitudes toward medical assisted death – at times, understood as a loving, beautiful humane process, and other times viewed through the lens of colonial systems. They talk with other families who have experienced the MAiD program, and other individuals, like herself, who have made that decision for themselves. We hear stories from healthcare professionals who assist patients in dying as well – doctors, nurses, doulas, therapists – to hear their perspectives, welcoming the opportunity to hear the stories and points of view of those who have gone through the complicated, emotional, profound process. For many nations, culture is maintained through the process of death and dying. Each Nation has a belief system, tradition and culture around death that offer comfort. As we understand the experience of MAiD better, Marion and Danielle host members of various Nations, who share Indigenous views, practices, protocols, ceremony, tradition around death and dying – and try to find the answers to questions that many Indigenous people struggle with today: Have colonial systems and the disregard for Indigenous health affected our values and ways of being irreparably? Are we in danger of losing touch with our values? Have we stopped living our true nature? Do we even know our true nature? Then B I G becomes more personal, as Marion and Danielle share discussions with family and close friends about Marion’s illness, impending death, her decision to use the MAiD program, and how they are all preparing for her journey to the spirit world. We will share her celebration of life and a conversation with her family at the end of all things. BEFORE I GO is a sharing of knowledge, wisdom, stories, lessons, love, and surprisingly, a lot of laughter. It looks at Indigenous health and health care, and at Indigenous beliefs, protocols and practices, through an Indigenous lens, to decolonize dying. These are some of the most profound conversations of a lifetime...about death.Podstarter
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    Before I Go TRAILER
    2025/06/11
    4 分

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