He focused on the ongoing, devastating impact of colonial structures on Indigenous peoples, particularly within the healthcare system. The healthcare system, like so many other institutions, is permeated by biases that continue to structure and distort the experiences of Indigenous peoples. One of her key points was that literacy and education are, in fact, health issues. The reality is that I am at risk of becoming just another statistic in the tragic list of Black women who die in childbirth because of systemic racism within the healthcare system. The experiences shared by Dr. Shaheen-Hussain and Dr. Jones highlighted just how deep and pervasive the issues of racism and colonialism run within our institutions.