Sacred and Strong: Indigenous Women’s Health and Wellness Journeys

Practice Point

Sacred and Strong: Indigenous Women’s Health and Wellness Journeys
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March 8, 2024

SACRED AND STRONG: Upholding Our Matriarchal Roles, published in 2021 by the First Nations Health Authority and the Office of the Provincial Health Officer, is a downloadable 154-page PDF exploring “the health and wellness journeys of BC First Nations Women and Girls”.

The book includes “teachings that First Nations have known since time immemorial contribute to mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being at every phase of life – from conception to old age” (from the Introduction).

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We acknowledge that the land on which we work is the unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.