Healthy Living
General outline. (8 hours)
Nutrition – a balanced approach (Canada food guide and Indigenous food guide. Food security/insecurity)
Exercise and impact on body and stress
Dealing with addictions (approaches and resources)
Sexuality (Sexualization vs healthy sexual relationships)
Connection to Traditional Teachings
These are suggested resources for teaching about healthy living. None of this is prescribed and you are encouraged to bring in as much local knowledge and resources as you can.
Canada's food guide snapshot
Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - First Nations, Inuit and Métis
There is a Ready-to-Use Presentation for Nutrition Educators on Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - First Nations, Inuit and Métis available here. The presentation includes speaker notes to help when sharing this information with others. It can also be used by learners to help better understand the guide.
From the website: "When we engage in activity, we use the people, places and things that we see in creation to connect our body and breath together. This yoga video incorporates Kanonhweratónhsera: The Opening Address, done in the Mohawk language. This speech is done to acknowledge all things in creation and give thanks to them. Learning language and connecting to your body at a young age can help to keep your mind, body and spirit aligned."
Gender and Sexuality with RJ Jones.
RJ Jones is Saulteaux–Cree, originally from Treaty 1 territory in Saskatchewan and is currently living on Algonquin Territory in Ottawa. Find out more about them here.