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Working with First Nations in Injury Prevention Child Passenger Safety Eugenia Oudie 1 3 Takuro Ishikawa 2 3 Simon Fraser University 1. University of British Columbia 2. British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit\ 3. Vancouver, BC November 15, 2011

Why First Nations Child Passenger Safety? The leading causes of injury death in Aboriginal populations are suicide and motor  vehicle collisions. (Allard et al., 2004) First Nations people in British Columbia experience a higher rate of unintentional injury  and death due to motor vehicle collisions than other residents (BC Office of the Provincial Health Officer, 2009) Non-use of occupant protection is a leading factor contributing to MVC deaths among  Aboriginal people. (BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, 2006)

Before the journey Seek communities that are already interested in child passenger safety  Get ourselves introduced to the community by one of its members or, at least, by a  person known in the community Demonstrate respect for their people and their culture  Partner with them in the design of the project  Focus on building and maintaining good relationships 

Tsleil-Waututh Eugenia’s Journey

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Conclusions We contacted a community that is already interested in child passenger safety  Got ourselves introduced by a person known to the community  Demonstrated respect for their people and their culture  We invited the community to contribute in the design of the project  Building and maintaining relationships 

What we have learned Building trust and good relations  Understanding and communicating in narrative language  Balancing our need for concrete results with the abstract benefits of building  relationships Thinking the community as both a single unit and a diversity of people 

Acknowledgements  Interviewees AUTO21   Shawn Feely, IMPACT  Beth Bruce  Bev Littlechilds, Métis Settlements BCIRPU   Joyce McBean-Salvador, Alberta Occupant  Ian Pike Restraint Program  Kate Turcotte  Tammy White Quillsknife, Treaty 7 FN  Ediriweera Desapriya  Kathy Belton, ACICR Partners   Kim Lowes, BCAA RSF  Bernadette Kowey, ICBC  David Dunn, BCAA RSF