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“The Land is a Healer”: Perspectives on Land-Based Healing from Indigenous Practitioners in Northern Canada

2020

Redvers, J.

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Land-based healing' is a cultural concept within mental health promotion and intervention that has been understood and taught for millennia by Indigenous knowledge holders, and is currently being revitalized by northern practitioners. In this qualitative study, the author documents the experiences of 11 land-based program practitioners from the three northern territories, highlighting the value of land-based practices and programs within mainstream health.

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“The Land is a Healer”: Perspectives on Land-Based Healing from Indigenous Practitioners in Northern Canada.

Redvers, J. (2020). “The land is a healer”: Perspectives on land-based healing from Indigenous practitioners in northern Canada. International Journal of Indigenous Health, 15(1), 90–107. https://doi.org/10.32799/ijih.v15i1.34046

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