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ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2025

Nats'eji (healing): Examining patient and provider experiences with hospital-based Indigenous wellness services in Northwest Territories, Canada.

Sophie Isabelle Grace Roher, Paul Andrew, Susan Chatwood, Kimberly Fairman, Tracey Galloway, Angela Mashford-Pringle, Jennifer L Gibson

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Sophie Isabelle Grace RoherDepartment of Anthropology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada. sophie.roher@mail.utoronto.ca.ORCID 0000-0003-0630-1245
Paul AndrewInstitute for Circumpolar Health Research, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Susan ChatwoodInstitute for Circumpolar Health Research, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Kimberly FairmanSchool of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Tracey GallowayDepartment of Anthropology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada.
Angela Mashford-PringleDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jennifer L GibsonDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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CIHR 152258CIHR 160020CIHR 170664
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to examine how Indigenous patients and biomedical healthcare providers understand and experience the Indigenous wellness services at a hospital in the Northwest Territories.

methodsThe qualitative study (May 2018-June 2022) was overseen by a regional Indigenous Community Advisory Committee. Guided by Two-Eyed Seeing and post-colonial theory, the study employed a community-engaged research design, and included two strategies for data generation: (1) interviews with Indigenous Elders, patient advocates, biomedical healthcare providers, policy makers, and hospital administrators (n = 41), and (2) iterative sharing circles with Indigenous Elders (n = 4). Data from the interviews and first sharing circle were transcribed, thematically analyzed, and presented to the sharing circle Elders for validation.

resultsThe study revealed three overarching and related themes: (1) Elders and patient advocates emphasized that while the Indigenous wellness services at the hospital play a pivotal role connecting patients with cultural supports, the hospital was still not effectively bringing Indigenous healing practices into hospital care; (2) participants identified that structural factors (i.e., policy and governance decisions) shaped patients' experiences with the wellness services; and (3) participants underscored that deeply rooted forces (i.e., racism, colonialism, and biomedical dominance) inhibit the integration of Indigenous healing practices.

conclusionThe findings extend understandings of hospital-based Indigenous wellness services by surfacing relationships between deeply rooted forces, organizational structures, and Indigenous patients' experiences. Altogether, they suggest that to advance care for Indigenous patients and improve the integration of Indigenous healing practices, a system-wide transformation is necessary, which includes Indigenous governance at the hospital and a recognition of the value of Indigenous healing practices.

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Health PersonnelHealth Services, IndigenousIndigenous CanadiansAgedCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchFemaleHospitalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNorthwest TerritoriesQualitative ResearchHolistic healthHospital careIndigenous medicineIndigenous populationQuality of careSelf-determinationTraditional medicine

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PMID39528787
PMCPMC12075061

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