“It's a whole package…all part of your body and mind, your soul”: Experiences and Knowledge of Mental Wellness Among Urban Indigenous Elders in the Southern Interior of British Columbia

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dc.contributor.advisorThurston, Wilfreda Enid
dc.contributor.advisorOelke, Nelly Donszelmann
dc.contributor.authorSchill, Kaela
dc.contributor.committeememberPage, Stacey A.
dc.contributor.committeememberKurtz, Donna L. M.
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-02T21:24:42Z
dc.date.available2018-10-02T21:24:42Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-21
dc.description.abstractIndigenous peoples in Canada experience higher rates of adverse health outcomes due to historical and contemporary colonialism. In conjunction with a Community Advisory Committee, this research project explored knowledge and experiences of mental wellness among urban Indigenous Elders in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. This project used a qualitative methodology, including traditional and modified sharing circles and individual interviews for data collection. The resulting transcripts were thematically analyzed. Internal validity was established using member checking. Five themes were identified, including: holistic wellness; poor mental wellness outcomes; determinants of mental wellness; the healing journey; and, services and supports. A self-reflection chapter provides insight on the project from the student’s perspective. The research findings are located within the existing academic literature, and the unique ways urban Indigenous Elders experience mental wellness are discussed. Implications of the findings are provided for healthcare systems, cultural safety, policy makers, inter-sectoral collaboration, and future research.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSchill, K. (2018). “It's a whole package…all part of your body and mind, your soul”: Experiences and Knowledge of Mental Wellness Among Urban Indigenous Elders in the Southern Interior of British Columbia (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33083en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33083
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108730
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyCumming School of Medicine
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectIndigenous wellness
dc.subjectMental wellness
dc.subjectElders
dc.subjectUrban communities
dc.subjectQualitative methodologies
dc.subjectPostcolonial paradigm
dc.subjectCultural safety
dc.subject.classificationMental Healthen_US
dc.title“It's a whole package…all part of your body and mind, your soul”: Experiences and Knowledge of Mental Wellness Among Urban Indigenous Elders in the Southern Interior of British Columbia
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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