Ways of Wellness
Talking with someone you trust is one way to support what?
Wellness
These community leaders often share teachings, stories, and guidance.
What is an Elder
This term describes gatherings that include drumming, singing, and dancing.
What is a Pow Wow
IMW stands for what?
Indigenous Mental Wellness
If you meet your significant partner at a pow-wow, you are said to have 'blank'. (hint: rhymes with bagged)
What is snagged?
This type of breathing involves longer exhales to calm the nervous system. (hint: four corners and more)
What is box breathing or controlled breathing?
This form of teaching uses stories to pass down moral and life lessons.
What is storytelling/coyote stories?
This is this teaching practice of learning from the land, and spending meaningful time with the land.
What is land-based learning?
They IMW team migrated and continues a connection with this IH team. (hint: focused on mental health and substance use)
What is Mental Health & Substance Use Network?
Spending time outside in forests, lakes, and mountains is often called connecting with what?
What is Nature / Land / Source
Name one traditional Indigenous activity that supports mental wellness through connection to land.
What is berry picking? / What is fishing? / What is being on the land? What is activity on the land?
Indigenous cultures often use this symbol to represent balance and cycles. (hint: its round)
What is a Circle
Foods such as salmon, bison, roots, or berries are part of this type of wellness.
What is harvesting/cultural/traditional food?
A key role of the IMW team is building relationships with what Indigenous (Blank).
What are Partners?
the rhythmic drum beat, is often referred as the heartbeat of what. (hint: we live on it)
What is 'motherearth'?
A strength in many Indigenous communities is strong (Blank) networks? (hint: they support)
What is Family/Community support
A traditional practice of cleansing with the smoke from medicines like sage, cedar, or sweetgrass. (hint: starts with an 's')
What is smudging?
The Red Dress has become a national symbol raising awareness for this important issue.
What is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women? Girls & 2-Spirit people (MMIWG2STQ)?
Cultural safety in healthcare means services are respectful and responsive to what?
What is Indigenous Cultures and Experiences
Who hosted and last months Monthly Indigenous Collaboration Space. (hint: hembc)
Who is Brandon Blackwood
Describe this Siouan concept for balance of emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual. What is if often called?
What is a Medicine Wheel?
This "Global" knowledge system understands that all beings of plants, animals, water, and people carry spirit and deserve respect. (hint: starts with a "W")
What is an (Indigenous/Traditional) Worldview?
Songs, gatherings, dances, and cultural practices often come with specific rights and responsibilities. (hint: we inquire before visiting a local first nation, what are proper (Blank), starts with a 'P')
What are (cultural) protocols?
IMW Team works with this awesome team, which you apart of. (Hint: its not HP sauce)
IP - Indigenous Partnerships
This delicious food item is widely sold at pow wows and gatherings across North America. (hint: put raspberry jam on it and your at whole-nother level)
What is Bannock or fried bread (proper)?