Nibi and Cultural Affordance at Walpole Island First Nations: Environmental Change and Mental Health
Through an application of the Environmental Affordance (EA) Model, this paper explores the impact of environmental degradation on the community at Walpole Island First Nation. We outline how a change in relationships, broadly defined within an Anishinaabek ontology, can impact not only access to the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:fdda24c8c3954b5a9ff5b45265a31510 2023-05-15T13:28:41+02:00 Nibi and Cultural Affordance at Walpole Island First Nations: Environmental Change and Mental Health Gerald Patrick McKinley Regna Darnell Dean Jacobs Naomi Williams 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148623 https://doaj.org/article/fdda24c8c3954b5a9ff5b45265a31510 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/14/8623 https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827 https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601 doi:10.3390/ijerph19148623 1660-4601 1661-7827 https://doaj.org/article/fdda24c8c3954b5a9ff5b45265a31510 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 8623, p 8623 (2022) first nations environmental health cultural affordances Medicine R article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148623 2022-12-30T22:42:20Z Through an application of the Environmental Affordance (EA) Model, this paper explores the impact of environmental degradation on the community at Walpole Island First Nation. We outline how a change in relationships, broadly defined within an Anishinaabek ontology, can impact not only access to the local ecosystem but also how the affordances offered are lost. We base our argument on the local knowledge that nibi (water) is the system upon which all life depends and should therefore be the centre of efforts to maintain community-level mental health. Through the EA model we articulate the need to shift the focus from a human-centered ecosystem services model to an Anishinaabek relational ontology where relationships within ecosystems are bidirectional. As such, when those relationships are damaged through environmental degradation, local mental health and wellness are put at risk. Article in Journal/Newspaper anishina* First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 14 8623 |
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Through an application of the Environmental Affordance (EA) Model, this paper explores the impact of environmental degradation on the community at Walpole Island First Nation. We outline how a change in relationships, broadly defined within an Anishinaabek ontology, can impact not only access to the local ecosystem but also how the affordances offered are lost. We base our argument on the local knowledge that nibi (water) is the system upon which all life depends and should therefore be the centre of efforts to maintain community-level mental health. Through the EA model we articulate the need to shift the focus from a human-centered ecosystem services model to an Anishinaabek relational ontology where relationships within ecosystems are bidirectional. As such, when those relationships are damaged through environmental degradation, local mental health and wellness are put at risk. |
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Nibi and Cultural Affordance at Walpole Island First Nations: Environmental Change and Mental Health |
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