“The Land Nurtures Our Spirit”: Understanding the Role of the Land in Labrador Innu Wellbeing

• Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Main Authors: Ward, Leonor Mercedes, Hill, Mary Janet, Antane, Nikashant, Chreim, Samia, Olsen Harper, Anita, Wells, Samantha
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: Article; Canada; Natuashish; Newfoundland; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8151664/; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105102

We examined Indigenous views of wellbeing, aiming to understand how the Labrador Innu view influence of land on their health. The Innu live in two First Nation communities (Sheshatshiu and Natuashish) in the subarctic portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Their views on land...