First Nations Views on Wellness and Healing

Our people have taken care of ourselves and each other on these lands for a very long time. We have a rooted understanding of wellness learned and passed down through the generations. Our teachings about wellness serve us to stay well and to heal from the impacts of colonial ways. Here are some great resources about wellness and healing:

Four Components of Wellness

Spiritual wellness is the quality of being alive in a qualitative way. The spirit causes us to live, gives us vitality, mobility, purpose, and the desire to achieve the highest

Working Towards Wellness

As you read the Indigenous Wellness Indicators, notice the strengths-based language. The indicators were developed by posing the initial question “What makes a whole and healthy person?” to Elders, traditional Knowledge Holders,

What is Mental Wellness?

Wellness from an Indigenous perspective is a whole and healthy person expressed through a sense of balance of spirit, heart, mind, and body. Central to wellness is the belief in

What is Wellness?

Wellness from an Indigenous perspective is a whole and healthy person expressed through a sense of balance of spirit, emotion, mind and body. Central to wellness is belief in one’s

Indigenous Wellness Framework

“Wellness from an Indigenous perspective is a whole and healthy person expressed through a sense of balance of spirit, emotion, mind and body. Central to wellness is belief in one’s