Decolonizing approaches to Inuit community wellness: conversations with elders in a Nunavut community

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Waddell, C. M., Robinson, R., & Crawford, A. (2017). Decolonizing approaches to Inuit community wellness: conversations with elders in a Nunavut community. Canadian Journal Of Community Mental Health, 36(1), 1-13. doi:https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2017-001

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Title

Decolonizing approaches to Inuit community wellness: conversations with elders in a Nunavut community

Author

Waddell, Candice M.
Robinson, Renee
Crawford, Allison

Date

2017

Journal/Book/Host Title

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

Volume

36

Issue

1

Start Page

1

End Page

13

Abstract

Nunavut communities struggle with numerous challenges related to social distress. It is important to specify that these struggles represent a rupture with traditional Inuit society. Most research to date has linked colonization and ongoing social inequity to these distresses. This community-based, participatory research project elicits traditional knowledge from Elders living in Cape Dorset, Nunavut. The aim is to identify Inuit values, beliefs, and actions with the potential to improve community wellness. The themes that emerge include respect, leadership, family connection, inclusion of traditional knowledge, working together, and resiliency. Results resonate with other community wellness research projects in Nunavut.

Note(s)

Peer reviewed

Publication Type

article

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2017-001