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- Convenors:
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Maria Beldi de Alcantara
(University of Sao Paulo)
Indianara Ramires Machado (University of Sao Paulo)
Walter Moure (Universidade de São Paulo)
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- Discussant:
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Alejandro Parellada
(International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs)
- Format:
- Panel
- Sessions:
- Thursday 20 January, -
Time zone: Europe/London
Short Abstract:
The main goal of this panel is to give a Voice to the indigenous peoples about their perception of COVID-19.
Long Abstract:
COVID-19 has devastated the world not only because of its threat to humanity but also because of the uncertainties generated in terms of knowledge about the disease itself and how life was suspended from the daily order.
The indigenous population represents 302·45 million worldwide, representing 5% of the total population; the pandemic had different effects, depending on the location and situation these people find themselves in. , it is considered the most vulnerable in the world. According to the UN, Indigenous communities already experience inadequate access to healthcare, significantly higher rates of communicable and non-communicable diseases, lack of access to essential services, sanitation, and other vital preventive measures, such as clean water, soap, disinfectant, etc.
In this scenario, indigenous health represents an alert due to the high levels of hypertension, high proportions of child malnutrition, child obesity, and adult obesity, diabetes, infant death, among other things.
With COVID's prevention and treatment protocols in biocultural terms, these more vulnerable communities were left out of the discussion about this pandemic generating a great fear loaded with distrust, especially regarding the vaccine.
This panel aims to call interdisciplinary works that have a proposal to analyze the perception of COVID-19 among indigenous peoples.
Accepted papers:
Session 1 Thursday 20 January, 2022, -Bijayasundari Aribam (Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar, MP)
Paper short abstract:
The inoculation percentages of the indigenous people in North-East states of India have been very low.The paper tries to understand the different reasons and dimensions of vaccine hesitancy among the indigenous people of North-East India.
Paper long abstract:
Introduction: A total of 4.81 crore doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in 176 identified tribal districts across 25 states till July 15, the government has informed (TOI, 2021).The New India Express, 2021 (A National daily) has reported that Covid-19 vaccination in the tribal belts of India has been an eventful exercise. In most places, there is hesitancy and numbers are low. In the same vein, the inoculation percentages of the indigenous people in North-East states of India have been very low. Nagaland has shown the lowest vaccination rate all over India with only 34% vaccinated so far, followed by Manipur with 47% only.
Aim: The paper tries to understand the different reasons and dimensions of vaccine hesitancy among the indigenous people of North-East India.
Methods: Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected through virtual interviews and also by administering questionnaire through Google forms among the respondents belonging to the indigenous communities of North-East India.
Results: Majority of the respondents expressed their hesitancy to vaccination citing examples of people dying right after getting vaccinated. Few of the respondents have also said that vaccination do not guarantee complete protection from Covid-19. Many people also expressed that their faith in God can protect them through this tough time better than the vaccines.
Conclusion: Majority of the indigenous people of North-East India are still unaware about it. Therefore, there is an urgent need to address this issue to protect the people from another fatal wave of Covid-19 in the near future.
Maria Beldi de Alcantara (University of Sao Paulo)
Paper short abstract:
This paper is looking at the draw the indigenous youth and children made about what COVID's means.
Paper long abstract:
This project is in progress. We have been working since 2002 with indigenous youth and children in Dourados' Reserve. As a non-formal school, one NGO. The task is building the intercultural dialogue that comes from the indigenous youth and children. We work only with their demands. As a result, we have many productions: films, radio, books, and cartoons.
This dialogue has been very fruitful. The last demand from indigenous refers to understanding COVID.
We have long conversations, and after that, they draw, intending to do a manual to teach indigenous youth.
This panel will work with those productions that come from an interdisciplinary dialogue.
Indianara Ramires Machado (University of Sao Paulo) Walter Moure (Universidade de São Paulo) Maria Beldi de Alcantara (University of Sao Paulo)
Paper long abstract:
His project is in progressing. Working together with the AJI - Associação Ação dos Jovens Indígenas de Dourados and, with the Indigenous Health Agents (AIS) from Aldeia Bororó I and II, predominantly from the Guarani kaiowá people, we have the objective of empowering the AIS and encouraging interdisciplinary and intercultural dialogue with them about the illness and the meaning of COVID.
What we are looking for are "the ways of thinking and acting" of the indigenous population facing their health problems and, thus, guiding the challenges for implementing a health policy that can implement the real diversity. Not on the papers but in actions.