Indigenous population in Thunder Bay two to four times larger than census data, new study says – CBC

Nov 22, 2021

Data fills a gap in urban Indigenous health data, must be used for policy outcomes, says lead researcher

Results from a study years in the making have revealed new information about the health and demographics of Indigenous people living in Thunder Bay, Ont.

The “Our Health Counts” community-based study — developed by Well Living House, a research centre focused on Indigenous health and well-being based in Toronto, and completed jointly with Anishnawbe Mushkiki, an Indigenous health centre in Thunder Bay — collected the life stories from 830 Indigenous adults and children living in the city.

The most significant finding, according to Anishnawbe Mushkiki executive director Michael Hardy, is that the Indigenous population in Thunder Bay is two to four times larger than estimated by Statistics Canada.

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