Understanding Indigenous Australian women's social and emotional wellbeing and wellness through yarning : the Indigenous Women's Wellness Program


Autoria(s): Walker, Melissa; Fredericks, Bronwyn L.; Anderson, Debra J.
Data(s)

31/12/2012

Resumo

This paper explores Indigenous Australian women’s understanding of wellness, through the lens of social and emotional wellbeing. The authors use a “yarning” approach to explore how wellness is important to Indigenous women who live in North Brisbane (Australia). They discuss the benefits of yarning and its strength as a methodology for conducting research and building activism within Indigenous Australian communities. They argue that, for Indigenous Australian women, wellness is linked to a sense of wholeness and strongly related to the feeling of connection that women get from meeting together and having time for women’s business. They describe the way that their research project developed into a community summit focused on Indigenous women’s wellness.

Formato

application/pdf

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/55258/

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/55258/1/36Walker.pdf

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/55258/13/FINAL_Walker_Fredericks_and_Anderson%2C_International_Indigenous_Development_Research_Conference%2C_2012.pdf

http://www.indigenousdevelopment2012.ac.nz/news/conference-proceedings

Walker, Melissa, Fredericks, Bronwyn L., & Anderson, Debra J. (2012) Understanding Indigenous Australian women's social and emotional wellbeing and wellness through yarning : the Indigenous Women's Wellness Program. In Proceedings of the International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2012, Nga Pae o te Maramatanga, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, pp. 270-276.

Direitos

Copyright 2012 [please consult the author]

Fonte

Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; Indigenous Studies Research Network; School of Nursing

Palavras-Chave #110000 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES #111701 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health #200201 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Studies #Indigenous Womens #Social and Emotional Wellbeing #Wellness #Womens Health
Tipo

Conference Paper