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

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
• Other Authors: Waddell, Candice M. (Candice M. Waddell (0000-0002-3013-4638)) (Author), Robinson, Renee (Author), Crawford, Allison (Author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Cape Dorset; inuit; Nunavut
• Online Access: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/irbu%3A454; https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2017-001

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. Peer reviewed