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“Culture is” Affirmation Series

Welcome to Thunderbird Partnership Foundation’s “Culture is” affirmation series. Each week, we will say three ”culture is” statements to affirm our connection to our culture through Hope, Belonging, Meaning, and

Connecting with Culture: Meaning

Here is a four and a half minute video about meaning. Meaning is one of four central elements of mental wellness, and we can connect with Meaning through culture.

Hope, Belonging, Meaning, and Purpose

Hope, Belonging, Meaning, and Purpose are central to wellness. Many of the videos and other resources on this website are based on one or all of these concepts. We can

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

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