Building knowledge, measuring well-being

When the Europeans wanted to enter into the first few of the numbered treaties,1 First Nations believed the nature of the treaty was to be the same as the sacred Treaties which they signed with their neighbouring nations, allowing for a peaceful sharing of the land. [...] The more commonly recognized relationships that the medicine wheel depicts include the four symbolic races—white, red, yellow and black; the four directions—north, south, east and west; the four elements of the physical world—fire, earth, air and water; and the four aspects of our human nature—mental, spiritual, emotional and physical (Bopp et al. [...] The framework was created by Judith G. Bartlett in a manner that guides the layout of the foci of the report with the holistic inclusion of all aspects of Aboriginal life. [...] Figure 3: Framework – Community Health Indicators (Institute of the Environment 2002) Given the number of available frameworks it is recommended that one consider peer- reviewed guidelines for framework selection and indicator design and the interpretation and communication of the results at the outset of the project. [...] The Dene territory is found in northernmost parts of the province; the Cree territory in the north (Swampy Cree in the Northwest and Oji-Cree of Island Lake in the northeast); the Ojibway territory in the central and eastern regions; and the Dakota territory in the south.