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
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
“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
In this three minute video, you we can hear G’chi Waabshka Mukwa (Great White Spirit Bear)/Connor Lafortune’s perspective on living life in a good way:
The Life Promotion Toolkit (PDF) was created by Indigenous youth for Indigenous youth. Elements of it appear throughout this website, but we can explore the whole thing here. It contains
The knowledge and wisdom of our ancestors from before colonization created healthy lifestyles that frequently lead to our relatives living much longer and healthier lives than many of us experience
In this video, Carol Hopkins delivers a detailed presentation entitled: “Life promotion: A strength based approach to Indigenous wellness”.
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