What Is Wellbeing, and What Is Important for Wellbeing? Indigenous Voices from across Canada.

ABSTRACT: Indigenous peoples' perceptions of wellbeing differ from non-Indigenous constructs. Thus, it is imperative to recognize that Indigenous peoples will conceptualize wellbeing from their perspectives and set their own wellbeing priorities. In keeping with this viewpoint, the aims of the present study were to conceptualize wellbeing and determine what was (and is) important for wellbeing from Canadian Indigenous peoples' perspectives. In this paper, we take a partnership approach based on the elements of respect, equity, and empowerment. One primary data source and two existing data sources were examined and analyzed thematically utilizing a combination approach of deductive and inductive coding. Indigenous leadership and organizations viewed wellbeing holistically and conceptualized wellbeing

SUBMITTER: Tsuji SRJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10487260 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature