Question

how autonomy and self-determination are critical components to Indigenous Peoples’ health. Base on gender binary

Answer 1

The autonomy refers to freedom to choose which is best for us but the indigenous people had a critical effect of this freedom they want to choose the things which can pose them a deteriorated effect on health by choosing the alternative health actions rather to seek medical help , that is why the indigenous people have a poor health than others when the indigenous people get to hospital for the treatment they make their own decisions related to care which are not giving benefits to them , so the autonomy is a critical component of indigenous people's health

The self determination is a right of every individual in the community, a person controls their own life.The person choose their practices , their culture, habits etc . It is critical component in indigenous people health because people adopt to the cultural practices which are harmful to the health and pose threat to health of an individual