/Two-Eyed Seeing (E/TES) is a Mi'kmaw guiding principle that emphasises the importance of bringing together the strengths of Indigenous knowledges and Western knowledges to improve the world for future generations. Since its introduction to the academic community, E/TES has been taken up more frequently in Indigenous health research. However, as it is increasingly used, Elders and scholars have affirmed that it is at risk of being watered down or tokenised.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOur scoping review sought to describe how Etuaptmumk or Two-Eyed Seeing is used and reported on in Indigenous health research. Using the JBI scoping review methodology, we extracted uses of Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing from 83 articles and then categorized the reported uses of Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing according to Huria et al.'s eight CONSIDER statement domains (governance, prioritization, relationships, methodologies, participation, capacity, analysis and interpretation, and dissemination).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo improve the quality of care for Indigenous patients, local Indigenous leaders in the Northwest Territories, Canada have called for more culturally responsive models for Indigenous and biomedical healthcare collaboration at Stanton Territorial Hospital. This study examined how Indigenous patients and biomedical healthcare providers envision Indigenous healing practices working successfully with biomedical hospital care at Stanton Territorial Hospital. We carried out a qualitative study from May 2018 - June 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOur scoping review sought to consider how Etuaptmumk or Two-Eyed Seeing is described in Indigenous health research and to compare descriptions of Two-Eyed Seeing between original authors (Elders Albert and Murdena Marshall, and Dr. Cheryl Bartlett) and new authors. Using the JBI scoping review methodology and qualitative thematic coding, we identified seven categories describing the meaning of Two-Eyed Seeing from 80 articles: guide for life, responsibility for the greater good and future generations, co-learning journey, multiple or diverse perspectives, spirit, decolonization and self-determination, and humans being part of ecosystems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Adolesc Young Adult Oncol
February 2019
Cancer therapy can result in infertility in childhood cancer survivors; however, little is known about how young adolescent males make sense of infertility and potential future parenthood. What's more, research shows that many healthcare professionals in Canada do not discuss fertility preservation (FP) with this vulnerable population. This study examines how male adolescent childhood cancer survivors understand infertility as a long-term effect of cancer treatments.
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