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BigCyanDinosaur t1_ix7i4tk wrote

Reply to comment by DrSeuss19 in Indigenous people are less likely to survive the year after an ICU admission. 12 months after being admitted to intensive care, an Indigenous person is more likely to have died than a non-Indigenous person, according to Australian research. by MistWeaver80

Culture and upbringing has a lot to do with it too, when you've heard your entire life that all non-aboriginals hate you or want you dead, then you start to believe it and distrust any non aboriginal teachings which includes "western" medicine and Healthcare. Same happens in the US with aboriginals and black people, and I'm sure any country that has a currently or previously oppressed minority has the same problem.

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itspodly t1_ix7nxhb wrote

To be fair in australia it was only 40-50 years ago that authorities were stealing children off aboriginal communities and giving them to white families as a matter of governmental "assimilation".

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Strazdas1 t1_ixd5ksq wrote

Yes. A lot of "Racism" and "dicriminations" problems arent actually racism, but cultural problems.

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