What is land-based healing?
"Land-based treatment and healing can take place when we return or reconnect to the land while utilizing supports to relearn, revitalize, and reclaim our traditional wellness practices. This is because the land is foundational to our Indigenous identity, but over generations of colonization, we have been disconnected and dispossessed from our traditional territories."
First Nations Health Authority, What is Land-Based Treatment and Healing?
Academic resources
- Indigenous Land-based Healing Programs in Canada: A scoping reviewA review of land-based healing programs in Canada.
- “The land is a healer”: Perspectives on land-based healing from Indigenous practitioners in northern CanadaBy Redvers, Jennifer. International Journal of Indigenous Health, 11/2020, Volume 15, Issue 1
- Indigenous Grassroots and Family-Run Land-Based Healing in Northern Ontarioby Sommerfeld, Jocelyn; Danto, David; Walsh, Russ. International journal of mental health and addiction, 08/2022, Volume 20, Issue 4
- LAND-BASED HEALING THROUGH ADVENTURE: Wise practices from indigenous peoplesby Priest, Simon. International Journal of Indigenous Health, 09/2022, Volume 17, Issue 2
- Indigenous Land-Based Approaches to Well-Being: The Amisk (Beaver) Harvesting Program in Subarctic Ontario, Canadaby Ahmed, Fatima; Liberda, Eric; Solomon, Andrew International journal of environmental research and public health, 06/2022, Volume 19, Issue 12.
- Land-Based Healing: Toward Understanding the Role of Eldersby Walsh, Russ; Sommerfeld, Jocelyn; Danto, David. International journal of mental health and addiction, 04/2022, Volume 20, Issue 2
- Urban Land-Based Healing: A Northern Intervention Strategyby Redvers, Nicole; Nadeau, Melanie; Prince, Donald. International Journal of Indigenous Health, 01/2021, Volume 16, Issue 2
Indigenous Land-Based Healing Pedagogies: From the Ground Up by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780367365714Publication Date: 2021Chapter 5 in Outdoor therapies : introduction to practices, possibilities, and critical perspectives.- Strong helpers' teachings : the value of Indigenous knowledges in the helping professions byCall Number: No call number yetISBN: 1773383302Publication Date: 2022Robust updates to this edition include new chapters on decolonization and reconciliation, as well as expanded content on holistic healing implementation, skill building, land-based practice, and child welfare.
Land-based healing programs
- Nimkee NupiGawagan Healing CentreNimkee NupiGawagan Healing Centre is a residential Solvent & Substance Abuse Centre for First Nation and Indigenous youth. Established in 1996 with support from area First Nations: Chippewas of the Thames First Nation.
Guidebooks, toolkits, resources for land-based healing
- Land for Healing: Developing a First Nations Land-based Service Delivery ModelThunderbird Partnership Foundation, 2018. This guide provides support and contextual tailoring for planning, decision making, delivery, and monitoring performance related to a land-based healing programs.