Balance
The Medicine Wheel
Quality of Life
The Good Life
100

Four quadrants consisting of the life cycle, seasons, stages of life, and traditional Indigenous medicines.

What is the medicine wheel?

100

North, South, East, West

What are the four directions/cardinal directions?

100

Prosperity, Good Governance, Health, Society, and Environment 

What are quality of life factors?

100
A belief that when all things in our lives come together in balance, we live the good life.

What is Mino-Pimatisiwin?

200

The idea that all aspects of our lives are related to and have an affect on each other.

What is interconnectedness?

200

Heart, Body, Mind, Spirit/Soul

What are the four aspects of human experience?

200

Access to doctors and mental health professionals, medications and treatment, and hospitals/healthcare facilities.

What are indicators of good health? 

200

Looking at our lives as whole, rather than in parts.

What is holistic health?

300

Eating good food, sleeping well, drinking water, and moving our bodies.

What is our physical health?

300
Baby, Youth, Adult, Elder

What are the four stages of life?

300

Air quality and access to clean drinking water.

What are environmental factors of quality of life?
300
He was the first Indigenous judge in Manitoba to be appointed to the King's Bench.

Who is Murray Sinclair?

400

Talking to a friend, laughing & crying, and writing about our feelings

What is our mental and emotional health?

400

Sweetgrass, Sage, Tobacco, Cedar

What are the four sacred medicines?

400

Sense of belonging in your community, someone to count on, and trust in others.

What are societal factors in quality of life?

400

Who am I? Where am I going? Where do I come from? Why am I here?

What are the four questions?

500

Going out into nature, connecting to a higher power (Creator, God, Allah, etc.), participating in a hobby (sports, art, music, video games)

What is our spiritual health?

500

Bison, Eagle, Wolf, Bear

What are the four animals?

500

Canadians feel supported, have to all of their basic needs met, and are set up to succeed; Canadians have a high life satisfaction and a positive future outlook.

What is a high quality of life?

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