The Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Genealogy invites essays on the topic, “The Health and Wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples”. We invite contributors to examine the ways in which individual, community and environmental health affect human and non-human persons and how individuals, communities, nations and ecology work to promote health and wellbeing among Indigenous Peoples. We also invite exploration of Indigenous determinants and indicators of health as well as specifically Indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing in relation to health and wellbeing. We define health and wellbeing broadly as the balance among multiple interconnected dimensions of wellbeing (e.g., spiritual, physical, emotional, social, intellectual, environmental, etc.) and the environment through, between, and within generations.

This Issue aims to fully recognize cultural perspectives in health and include works that demonstrate the strengths of Indigenous Peoples, including stories of individual healing practices, traditional medicine, workforce development, community-based/culture-based initiatives, health interventions, and transformative legal or policy decisions. We invite scholars from across disciplines (including art, ecology, ethnic studies, history, humanities, law, medicine, political science, psychology, public health, sociology, etc.) to share original research, reflective essays, case studies, and scoping reviews in relation to the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples.

We encourage submissions from Indigenous Peoples that explore Indigenous perspectives, paradigms, pedagogy, practices, principles and protocol that helps to reclaim and restore Indigenous health and wellbeing. Of particular interest is research and practice that is conducted by, grounded in or engaged with Indigenous nations, corporations, communities, villages, societies or individuals, and their wisdom, knowledge, experiences or cultures. Some potential areas of focus may include the following, although other submissions are welcome encouraged:

• Expressions of health (artistic, linguistic, other);
• Indigenous health professions workforce development;
• Health concerns among Indigenous Peoples (e.g., cancer, unintentional injuries, heart disease, diabetes, suicide);
• Health research methods employed by Indigenous Peoples (e.g., Indigenous research, community-based participatory research, arts-based research);
• Systems, programs, practices, principles, policies or protocols that impact the health of Indigenous Peoples (e.g., cultural protocols, Indian Health Service, ICWA, etc.);
• Spiritual health;
• Cultural health;
• Two-Spirit health;
• Maternal and child health;
• Men’s health;
• Elder health.

We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 400–600 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the Guest Editor (regina.robbins@unmc.edu) or to the /Genealogy/ editorial office (genealogy@mdpi.com). Abstracts will be reviewed by the guest editors for the purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the Special Issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer-review.

Wado,
Thank you,
Regina Idoate

Dr. Regina Idoate
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Genealogy is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

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