Uncovering rheumatologic disease in Northwest Territories

Arthritis At Home (+ On the Go) · Jun 18, 2026 · 13m

June is National Indigenous History Month. Arthritis Consumer Experts would like to highlight that arthritis affects Indigenous Peoples’ more significantly and more severely than in non-Indigenous populations.

To understand and practice Indigenous health, there must be respect for Indigenous Peoples, their world views, ways of knowing, and cultural practices. The concept of health for Indigenous Peoples is relational. In other words, the state of being in good health requires alignment of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and environmental health.

In this episode of Arthritis At Home…