Glossary
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Culturally Appropiate
Ensuring that events and activities reflect diversity and include cultural beliefs, practices and ways of being of the individuals, families and communities being served.
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Emotional Development
This correlates to one aspect of the medicine wheel that encourages people to take the time to explore the self and one’s relationship with others.
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Medicine Wheel
This is used by many First Nations in different ways as symbolic representation of First Nations worldview. It is circular and sectioned into 4 colours (red, yellow, white and blue or black.) It has many teachings and can represent many things, including: the four directions, elements, seasons, human races, spirit animals, stages of life, and dimensions of personal development (mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual).
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Mental Development
This correlates to one aspect of the medicine wheel that encourages people to be knowledgeable, to learn, to figure things out, and to reason.
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Performance Indicators
A quantifiable measure considered important to a community or organization, such as an event, action, or behavior, used to evaluate the success of an organization, employee, etc., in meeting objectives for performance.
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Physical Development
This correlates to one aspect of the medicine wheel that encourages people to take action and to be physically fit and active.
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Spiritual Development
This correlates to one aspect of the medicine wheel that encourages people to explore the notion of the interconnectedness of all living things and one’s connection to culture, community, and Creator.
