This map shows the locations of remote Indigenous communities (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), specifically within the Northwest Territories of Canada, and their distances from healthcare services. This was created for a final project in my introductory GIS course in spatial sociology, where we were tasked with completing our first GIS project using ArcGIS Pro on a spatial sociological topic of our choice.

Legend:

• "Indigenous Population 2016 Census"

• Hospitals

• Ambulatory health care services

• Local (road)

• All-weather road

• Winter road

Project requirements included: choosing a basemap, displaying spatial variation, applying natural breaks (Jenks) method, correctly using joins and relates, conducting attribute table queries, performing basic geoprocessing (buffer, clip, dissolve), executing spatial joins, customizing symbols, and layout design.

Findings:

• Délįnę from Stanton Territorial Hospital: approximately 326.76 US miles, 525.86924544 km

• Délįnę from Inuvik Regional Hospital: approximately 344.48 US miles, 554.38682112 km

- With the distances between different Indigenous communities and healthcare services, one of the only modes of transportation is getting medically airlifted. There are still obstacles, including financing and the risk of requesting a medical airlift. Other limiting factors include roads with structural differences, making transportation even more difficult. Additionally, the lack of adequate care for Indigenous people, discrimination, and staff shortages should be considered in this issue.

**I used US Statute miles in the map and in my original project

I retrieved from these public data sources: GEO.CA, canada.ca, and https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/en/home/