Indigenous Perspectives on Medicine – ICC

Indigenous perspectives on medicine view health as more than the management of disease. Rather, it is a balance of physical and spiritual wellbeing deeply intertwined with one’s community, land, and more. For many First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, traditional medicines and land-based practices are core tenets of Indigenous identity and not merely a separate “alternative” to Western care.

Recognition in Policy and Practice

This holistic worldview is recognized in international and national policy. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples explicitly affirms Indigenous peoples’ rights to their traditional medicines and health practices, and to access culturally appropriate health services. That recognition supports community-led control over how traditional knowledge and healing are conserved and used.

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