Enhancing health and wellness by, for and with Indigenous youth in Canada: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Indigenous youth in Canada face profound health inequities which are shaped by the rippling effects of intergenerational trauma, caused by the historical and contemporary colonial policies that reinforce negative stereotypes regarding them. Moreover, wellness promotion strategies for these youth are replete with individualistic Western concepts that excludes avenues for them to access holistic practices grounded in their culture. Our scoping review explored strategies, approaches, and ways health and wellness can be enhanced by, for, and with Indigenous youth in Canada by identifying barriers/roadblocks and facilitators/strengths to enhancing wellness among Indigenous youth in Canada.

Methods

We applied a systematic approach to searching and critically reviewing p

SUBMITTER: Okpalauwaekwe U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9422134 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature