A key individual-to-community link: the impact of perceived collective control on Aboriginal youth well-being.

Melissa Tiessen · Donald M. Taylor · Laurence J. Kirmayer

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Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Indigenous Cultures and History Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

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Colonization of Aboriginal peoples has created serious challenges for individuals and communities, particularly with regard to issues of independence and control. Currently there is a pressing need to address these issues, on both the individual and group (or collective) levels. Research in the general population highlights the role of perceived personal control in wellbeing, and hints at a similar role for perceived collective control. The present research investigated the impact of perceived collective control on the wellbeing of Aboriginal youth. Residents of two Cree communities in northern Manitoba collaborated in the research. Together we developed two surveys on youth well-being, completed by students in grades 7 and up. The results of each study indicated that greater perceived individual inter1. Note: This research was conducted in conjunction with two First Nations (Cree) communities in northern Manitoba. Community representatives played an integral role in developing and carrying out the research. However, the communities are not identified in this article to protect their privacy. Acknowledgements: This research was generously supported by a doctoral award to the first author from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Aboriginal People’s Health (CIHR IAPH), and project support from the National Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research (NNAMHR), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), and Fonds Quebecois de la Recherche sur la Societe et la Culture (FQRSC). Valued comments on a previous version of this article were provided by Barbel Knauper. Very special thanks to the members of the two participating communities, in particular the youth. Meegwetch.

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