Hello Briaane,
I concur with your statement that the medicine wheel can be used as a tool in various ways. The medicine wheel is an important tool to increase self knowledge and self care and when applied to Aboriginal peoples, it enhances the understanding of the needs that are met and those that are lacking (Mussell, 2005). It also is a framework that explains the importance of balance of living beings which is paramount for human development (Wenger-Nabigon, 2010). In my opinion, the medicine wheel is a model health care researchers should utilize for Aboriginal based researches in order to holistically address all the needs of the people. In addition, researchers can use the medicine wheel to monitor and reflect on the progress of health
I concur with your statement that the medicine wheel can be used as a tool in various ways. The medicine wheel is an important tool to increase self knowledge and self care and when applied to Aboriginal peoples, it enhances the understanding of the needs that are met and those that are lacking (Mussell, 2005). It also is a framework that explains the importance of balance of living beings which is paramount for human development (Wenger-Nabigon, 2010). In my opinion, the medicine wheel is a model health care researchers should utilize for Aboriginal based researches in order to holistically address all the needs of the people. In addition, researchers can use the medicine wheel to monitor and reflect on the progress of health