Yukon letter on One Health published by Science includes Indigenous principles – APTN News

In 1914 Jack Copper’s grandfather Kishwoot, more commonly known as Chief Jim Boss, took his people into the bush outside of Whitehorse to get away from an outbreak of the flu.

It’s a story Jack still remembers from childhood.

Now he’s hoping lessons learned from traditional teachings and history can be used to fight the diseases and environmental issues of today, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

A member of Ta’an Kwäch’än Council, Copper is a proponent of One Health.

One Health is an approach based on the idea that the health of the people is tied to the health of the land.

For instance, illness seen in animals, like rabies, ringworm and West Nile virus, can sometimes act as a warning sign of human illness.

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