title: "That land means everything to us as Anishinaabe….": Environmental dispossession and resilience on the North Shore of Lake Superior.
abstract: This article shares results of a community-based (CBR) study that qualitatively examined the perceived health impacts of environmental dispossession among Elders in two Anishinaabe communities in Ontario, Canada. Through in-depth interviews, Elders (n=46) recounted changes in health and well-being, specifically that related to reduced access to traditional foods and decreased capacity to participate in, and share knowledge of, land-based practices. Elders discussed the ways in which they have remained resilient to these changes in their ways of living. With a greater purpose of proposing solutions that will improve contemporary patterns of Indigenous health, this research underscores the importance of engaging theoretically in concepts of environmental dispossession and resilience.
authors: Indigenous Health Lab, SSC 3107, Department of Geography, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street London, Ontario, Canada N6G 5C2.
authors: Joshua K
authors: JK
authors: Tobias
authors: Indigenous Health Lab, SSC 3107, Department of Geography, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street London, Ontario, Canada N6G 5C2.
authors: Chantelle A M
authors: CA
authors: Richmond
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks; D004782:Environmental Health; D005260:Female; D006114:Great Lakes Region; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D036301:Qualitative Research; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012931:Social Environment
keywords: Community-based research; Environmental dispossession; Indigenous; Lake superior; Resilience