Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-13-2010
Volume
1
Journal
Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Issue
2
First Page
111
Last Page
124
URL with Digital Object Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21507686.2010.493205
Abstract
This paper explores from a Mi’kmaq and Aboriginal standpoint foundational knowledge in Indigenous therapeutics. Based on an eco-social-psycho-spiritual way of working, the article proposes Indigenous cultural models that open a window to a rich cultural repository of meanings associated with Indigenous cosmology, ontology and epistemology. The three layers of meaning, theory and practice within the symbolic ‘Medicine Lodge’ or ‘Place of The Dreaming’ give rise to ways of working that are deeply integrative and wholistic. These forms of Indigenous theory and practice have much to offer the counselling and complimentary health professions.
