Being on the land and being well: Urban Indigenous communities insights on relationships between wholistic health and presence on land

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Author(s): Angela Easby, Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres; Elaine White, Ne-Chee Friendship Centre

Summary

The Ganohonyohk: Indigenous Prosperity Project is a 3-year project with 7 Friendship Centre communities in Ontario that explores community-driven understandings of prosperity, as a strengths-based alternative to poverty reduction. Findings to date demonstrate that wholistic wellbeing is central to Indige- nous understandings of prosperity, and the ability to connect to land and the natural environment is a central component of this wellbeing. This presentation will share insights on the connec- tions between positive health outcomes for urban Indigenous people and access to/ presence on the land.
Oral Presentation