TY - JOUR
T1 - Living a Good Way of Life
T2 - Perspectives from American Indian and First Nation Young Adults
AU - Kading, Margarette L.
AU - Gonzalez, Miigis B.
AU - Herman, Kaley A.
AU - Gonzalez, John
AU - Walls, Melissa L.
N1 - Funding Information:
Community Research Council (CRC) Members: Laura Bruyere, David Bruyere, Annabelle Jourdain, Priscilla Simard, Shailyn Loyie, Howard Kabestra, Dallas Medicine, Glenn Cameron, Gerilyn Fisher, Gabe Henry, Frances Whitfield, Tina Handeland, GayeAnn Allen, Victoria Soulier, Clinton Isham, Betty Jo Graveen, Carol Jenkins, Gloria Mellado, Bill Butcher Jr., Delores Fairbanks, Bernadette Gotchie, Jim Bedeau, Devin Fineday, Kathy Dudley, Geraldine Brun, June Holstein, Ed Strong, Frannie Miller, Murphy Thomas, Brenna Pemberton, Cindy McDougall, Stephanie Williams, Celeste Cloud, Pat Moran, Laurie Vilas, and Whitney Accobee. Rowan Simonet, for editing and formatting assistance. Research reported in this manuscript was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number DA039912 (M. Walls, PI). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Society for Community Research and Action
PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - In this study, we respond to calls for strengths-based Indigenous research by highlighting American Indian and First Nations (Anishinaabe) perspectives on wellness. We engaged with Anishinaabe community members by using an iterative, collaborative Group Concept Mapping methodology to define strengths from a within-culture lens. Participants (n = 13) shared what it means to live a good way of life/have wellness for Anishinaabe young adults, ranked/sorted their ideas, and shared their understanding of the map. Results were represented by nine clusters of wellness, which addressed aspects of self-care, self-determination, actualization, community connectedness, traditional knowledge, responsibility to family, compassionate respect toward others, enculturation, and connectedness with earth/ancestors. The clusters were interrelated, primarily in the relationship between self-care and focus on others. The results are interpreted by the authors and Anishinaabe community members though the use of the Seven Grandfather Teachings, which provide a framework for understanding Anishinaabe wellness. The Seven Grandfather Teachings include Honesty (Gwayakwaadiziwin), Respect (Manaadendamowin), Humility (Dabaadendiziwin), Love (Zaagi'idiwin), Wisdom (Nibwaakaawin), Bravery/Courage (Aakode'ewin), and Truth (Debwewin).
AB - In this study, we respond to calls for strengths-based Indigenous research by highlighting American Indian and First Nations (Anishinaabe) perspectives on wellness. We engaged with Anishinaabe community members by using an iterative, collaborative Group Concept Mapping methodology to define strengths from a within-culture lens. Participants (n = 13) shared what it means to live a good way of life/have wellness for Anishinaabe young adults, ranked/sorted their ideas, and shared their understanding of the map. Results were represented by nine clusters of wellness, which addressed aspects of self-care, self-determination, actualization, community connectedness, traditional knowledge, responsibility to family, compassionate respect toward others, enculturation, and connectedness with earth/ancestors. The clusters were interrelated, primarily in the relationship between self-care and focus on others. The results are interpreted by the authors and Anishinaabe community members though the use of the Seven Grandfather Teachings, which provide a framework for understanding Anishinaabe wellness. The Seven Grandfather Teachings include Honesty (Gwayakwaadiziwin), Respect (Manaadendamowin), Humility (Dabaadendiziwin), Love (Zaagi'idiwin), Wisdom (Nibwaakaawin), Bravery/Courage (Aakode'ewin), and Truth (Debwewin).
KW - American Indian
KW - First Nation
KW - Group Concept Mapping
KW - Indigenous
KW - Seven Grandfather Teachings
KW - Wellness
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U2 - 10.1002/ajcp.12372
DO - 10.1002/ajcp.12372
M3 - Article
C2 - 31486101
AN - SCOPUS:85071735569
SN - 0091-0562
VL - 64
SP - 21
EP - 33
JO - American Journal of Community Psychology
JF - American Journal of Community Psychology
IS - 1-2
ER -