Introduction

Welcome to Stepping Stones: Resources for Indigenous Health, Wellness, and Reconciliation — a resource webpage hosted by the University of Saskatchewan (USask) Health Sciences to help meaningfully address current health inequalities rooted in colonization and systemic racism.

This initiative is in line with University Plan 2025 and addresses the university’s commitments to Courageous Curiosity, Boundless Collaboration, and Inspired Communities. In addition to helping uplift Indigenization by promoting Indigenous knowledge and supporting reconciliation and decolonization, this living webpage is one of the tangible ways that the Health Sciences Collective is responding to the calls to action issued in ohpahotân I oohpaahotaan, the Indigenous Strategy for the University of Saskatchewan.

The materials and activities listed below have been provided for people seeking to develop or enhance their understanding of — and approaches to — health and wellness through an Indigenous lens. Curated and annotated by a USask development team, these resources foster compassionate and respectful interactions through increased awareness, deeper understanding, and thoughtful consideration. It is the development team's understanding that community members, Elders, and Knowledge Keepers have contributed to the experiences, resources, and courses listed here or that those responsible for developing these materials did so with community involvement.

Follow the stepping stones to Indigenous health and wellness that resonate with you and self-direct your unique journey towards more appropriate, equitable, inclusive, and caring interactions.

Resources are categorized by format or theme — videos and webinars, readings, websites, activities, courses, and instructor resources.

Last update: October 2024

Videos and webinars

Download the PDF below to access full-length films, professional development webinars, recorded panel discussions, and more.

Readings

Download the PDF below to access academic publications, website articles, fact sheets, links to published books, and more.

Websites

Download the PDF below to access websites focussed on Truth and Reconciliation, Indigenous Peoples' histories, Indigenous medical education, and more.

Activities

Download the PDF below to access activities involving wellness planning, connecting with the environment, culturally safe community programs, and more.

Courses

Download the PDF below to access courses related to reconciliation, Indigenous worldviews, mental health first aid, and more.

Instructor resources

Download the PDF below to access instructor resources exploring decolonization models, Indigenization, and how to provide culturally appropriate and relevant understandings into university curricula.

Development team members

The learning opportunities and resources listed on this page were curated by Indigenous and non-Indigenous development team members representing a number of health science units from the University of Saskatchewan: 

Contact

For questions relating to a particular resource, please contact the original provider. To report any broken links on this webpage, or if you have a resource you would like to recommend, please contact Sheryl Mills.