xaȼqanaǂ ʔitkiniǂ Many Ways of Working On the Same Thing

The Research Project
The xaȼqanaǂ ʔitkiniǂ research project, which translates to “many ways of working on the same thing”, is a partnership between Ktunaxa Nation, Interior Health and the University of British Columbia Okanagan. It is overseen by Ktunaxa Elders & Knowledge Holders in the xaȼqanaǂ ʔitkiniǂ Advisory Group.

This project’s main goals
To explore how Interior Health can learn from Ktunaxa understandings of wellness to provide health services that honour Ktunaxa culture, language and worldviews; and,
To create a Ktunaxa Community Model of Wellness that responds to the question, Qapsin kiʔin ʔakaǂxuniyam? (What would a healthy community look like?).