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The role of sovereignty in Indigenous community‐based health interventions

A qualitative metasynthesis

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ID11054753
AuthorsGillian Joseph (0000-0002-3004-0113, Center for World Indigenous Studies Olympia Washington USA, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume73
Issue1-2
Pages216-233
Publication date2024-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajcp.12670
PMID37058286
OpenAlexW4365484905
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited82

Indigenous peoples around the world suffer from health disparities attributed to a plethora of risk factors and social determinants of health stemming from colonialism and systemic oppression. Community‐based health interventions have been identified as a means for addressing and reducing Indigenous health disparities by allowing for Indigenous sovereignty to be respected and centered. However, sovereignty relating to Indigenous health and well‐being is underresearched. The present article explores the role of sovereignty in Indigenous community‐based health interventions. A qualitative metasynthesis was conducted among 14 primary research studies co‐authored by Indigenous people describing and evaluating Indigenous community‐based health interventions. Five conceptual themes emerged as aspects of sovereignty which benefit Indigenous health and well‐being outcomes: integration of culture; relocation of knowledge; connectedness; self‐actualization; and stewardship. Implications are discussed, with the goal of creating a decolonial framework rooted in Indigenous epistemologies and perspectives for how sovereignty impacts Indigenous health, as well as strengthening a clear need for further research on and praxis of sovereignty in Indigenous healthcare

Economic growth · Indigenous · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Sovereignty · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Law · Medicine · Nursing

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