Liyan (wellbeing, sense of self and belonging)

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Liyan (wellbeing, sense of self and belonging) is a central Yawuru cultural concept that expresses a holistic sense of inner wellbeing, identity, and connectedness to community and Country.

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Liyan (wellbeing, sense of self and belonging) canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous wellbeing concept ⓘ
Yawuru cultural concept ⓘ
holistic wellbeing construct ⓘ
associatedWith Broome region ⓘ
linked to: Shire of Broome

Kimberley region ⓘ
Western Australia ⓘ
Yawuru language ⓘ
contrastsWith narrow biomedical models of health ⓘ
cultureOf Yawuru people ⓘ
emphasises collective wellbeing ⓘ
cultural responsibility ⓘ
interconnectedness of people and Country ⓘ
expressedThrough Yawuru language and stories ⓘ
cultural practices ⓘ
relationships with community ⓘ
relationships with family ⓘ
hasAspect balance ⓘ
harmony ⓘ
holistic health ⓘ
resilience ⓘ
hasDimension belonging ⓘ
connectedness to Country ⓘ
connectedness to community ⓘ
cultural identity ⓘ
emotional wellbeing ⓘ
inner wellbeing ⓘ
sense of self ⓘ
social relationships ⓘ
spiritual wellbeing ⓘ
importantFor community cohesion ⓘ
cultural resilience ⓘ
individual identity ⓘ
informedBy Yawuru law and culture ⓘ
kinship obligations ⓘ
relationships with Country ⓘ
relatedTo connection to ancestors ⓘ
connection to land ⓘ
connection to sea ⓘ
cultural continuity ⓘ
identity formation ⓘ
social and emotional wellbeing ⓘ
usedIn Indigenous health and wellbeing research ⓘ
Yawuru community wellbeing frameworks ⓘ
usedToDescribe feeling of being connected and valued ⓘ
feeling of being in the right place ⓘ
feeling of being well in oneself ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yawuru people → haveCulturalConcept → Liyan (wellbeing, sense of self and belonging) ⓘ