Our Text Book:
"We are one family: everything has a spirit, therefore everything is naturally spiritual. " Introduction To Indigenous Worldviews
World-Views:
What is a worldview? A worldview is a theory of the world, used for successfully living in the world. A worldview is a mental mode of reality. A Framework: It is a framework of ideas and atitudes about the world, ourselves, and life, a comprehensive system of beliefs that holds remedies for a great spectrum of life questions. A Worldview Answers:
What is the Indigenous Nature of Reality? This is the main question a Worldview is attempting to answer : What is the Nature of Reality? |
Indigenous Worldviews:
This course assists learners to determine their community's strengths and weaknesses in meeting their health care needs. Learners will engage in engage in an examination of an Indigenous model of health that is based on a network of relationships that begin at the level of the individual, moves through the family, community, and extends to the natural environment. This course focuses on the need for environmental assessment and examines the relationship between changes in environmental health and how these impact human health. Strategies For Student Success:
The positive team-building environment this course creates allows students to thrive as they learn and embrace the tools that empower and support them at this transitional time in their lives. This course is the perfect accompaniment to help balance the stresses of testing, healing, self determination, self empowerment and the other important skills that students require to be successful today. Life As A Spiritual Journey:
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