International Journal of Indigenous Health

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The International Journal of Indigenous Health is a peer-reviewed, online, open-access Journal was established to advance knowledge and understanding to improve Indigenous health.

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Articles in this Journal

Co-Developing and Validating the I-SPARX Wellness Questionnaire: A Community-Driven Psychometric Study with Inuit Youth in Nunavut

Inuit youth in Nunavut demonstrate resilience despite enduring inequities and unmet mental health needs shaped by colonial legacies. As Inuit communities prioritize youth mental wellness, actively engaging young people in research and developing cult...

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Understanding Wholistic Health in First Nations Youth in the Context of Sport and Physical Activity

Sport and physical activity have been mobilized as a vehicle for positive developmental outcomes of Indigenous youth . These experiences offer Indigenous youth the capacity to attain their full potential, accrue wholistic health benefits, and live in...

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Recentering Indigenous Knowledge: A Narrative Review of Recent Developments in Indigenous Health Promotion

Indigenous health promotion is increasingly recognized as a distinct paradigm that challenges colonial structures and reclaims approaches grounded in Indigenous knowledge systems. However, there remains a limited understanding of how Indigenous schol...

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First Nations and Métis Employees’ Experiences: Exploring Successes in Non-First Nations and Métis Organizations Through a Community-Based Project

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Calls to Action stipulates to increase and retain the number of First Nations, Métis and Inuit employees in the healthcare sector. While many non-First Nations, Métis and Inuit organizations rec...

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Two-Eyed Seeing in Knowledge Synthesis: Weaving together Western scoping review methods with Indigenous storytelling to explore Indigenous approaches to harm reduction

Using methodological approaches rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing and being can help to ensure that research findings are relevant and useful to Indigenous communities, while providing evidence for more responsive public health policy and practice...

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A Cross-Sectional Study on Indigenous Nurses’ Knowledge and Perceptions toward Planetary Health Challenges

Background: Planetary health challenges—such as climate change and vector-borne diseases—not only threaten human health, but also jeopardize food and water security, ecosystems, economic stability, and social well-being. Registered nurses play an int...

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Two-Eyed Seeing for Parents: Developing an App for Parents in the syilx Okanagan First Nation

This paper describes development of an offline app entitled Two-Eyed Seeing for Parents, which promotes syilx Okanagan Territory parents’ knowledge, confidence, and cultural practices for supporting optimal infant development, including exposure to t...

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Nurturing Métis Youth Wellness: Kehtêyak Perspectives on Identity, Community, Spirituality, and Wholistic Connection

This research inquiry explores the wisdom of Métis kehtêyak (the one who knows) to understand their thoughts, experiences, and perceptions in promoting wellness for Métis youth. Grounded in Indigenous Research Methodologies, the researcher met with e...

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Pūrākau, Death, and Assisted Dying:

This conceptual article addresses several critical gaps in Indigenous health literature by exploring the ethical, spiritual, and cultural dimensions of assisted dying through the lens of Māori cosmology and pūrākau (ancestral narratives). While exist...

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Outcomes of Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Tailored for Canadian Public Safety Personnel Among Indigenous and White Clients

Indigenous Peoples and public safety personnel are two groups that report very high rates of mental health challenges. Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy is an effective treatment for various mental health challenges with promising resu...