Table 1.
People | Spelling | Meaning | Reference(s) |
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Anishnaabe | Mino-pimadiziwin; Minawaziwin | Good life; well-being | [27] |
Minawasiwin | Well-being | [28] | |
Mno bmaadis | Balance between all elements of life: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual | [29] | |
Bimadiziwin | Importance of balance for well-being | [30] | |
Bimaadiziwin | Living a long, fruitful life in communion with family, community, other-than-human persons, the environment, the Creator, and the spirit world | [31] | |
Mino madji8in | Well-being, harmony, and balance | [32] | |
Mnaamodzawin | Good life | [33] | |
Minododazin | Holistic understanding of respect reaching beyond oneself | [34] | |
Mino-bimaadiziwin | Vision of life and philosophy | [35] | |
Atikamek | Miro matisiwin | - | [32] |
Cree |
Miõo pimâtisiwin;
Mino-pimatisiwin; Mino-pimatiseewin |
Good living and healthy living | [36] |
Mino-pimatisiwin | Relations guide good conduct, which in turn leads to mino-pimatisiwin | [37] | |
Miyuupimaatsiiun | Being alive well, responsible toward the land, able to hunt and fish on the land, to pursue traditional activities, have access to good food, appreciate life, and be in relation with other community members. | [6,38,39,40] | |
Miyo-mahcihoyān | Physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being | [41] | |
Innu | Minu inniuin | - | [32] |