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- Title
Perspectives on Wellness: Journeys on the Red Road.
- Authors
Weaver, Hilary N.
- Abstract
The article discusses the perspectives on wellness. Wellness is a topic currently receiving considerable attention in Native American communities and among service providers who work with indegenous people. The literature on Native Americans includes primarily discussions on social and health problems including poverty, violence and alcoholism. In the dominant society wellness is often associated with prevention of illness or disease. The path to wellness is indegenous communities is often referred to as the Red Road; a journey and way to well being that First Nations people must travel in order to be truly well and healthy human beings. Wellness is a holistic concept, as illustrated by the different elements of the medicine wheel. All areas must be in balance and harmony for true wellness to exist. A problem in one area upsets the balance and affects other areas. Wholeness or integrity of individuals, families, communities and nations are all facets of wellness. Wellness reinforces and is reinforced by a sense of cultural identity.
- Subjects
HEALTH; NATIVE Americans; SOCIAL problems; DISEASES; POVERTY; CULTURAL identity
- Publication
Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 2002, Vol 29, Issue 1, p5
- ISSN
0191-5096
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15453/0191-5096.2784