Wicklum, Sonja https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6676-4359
Black, Tia
Tuttauk, Loretta
Crowshoe, Lynden Lindsay
Ji, Yunqi Jacob
McBrien, Kerry https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6024-7828
Zhang, Jessica
Checholik, Carly https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4055-1478
Amson, Ashley https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6120-3173
Doyle-Baker, Patricia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9296-8921
Oliver, Alicia
Frehlich, Levi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4099-0657
Article History
Received: 9 October 2024
Accepted: 8 July 2025
First Online: 6 November 2025
Declarations
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: Ethics approval was obtained through the University of Calgary Conjoint Research Ethics Board, REB 20–1002, and all interviewees were asked if they wanted to retain sole possession of their data after the research was completed or if they wanted a copy of their interview. None chose to retain either. This process of allowing interviewee choice to review and retain your information is in accordance with first Nations principles of OCAP® (Ownership, Control, Access, Possession).
: Informed consent was obtained from all interviewees, and the University of Calgary Conjoint Research Ethics Board (REB 20–1002) approved this study.
: All authors have provided consent for publication.
: The authors are involved in Makoyoh’sokoi, the Wolf Trail Program, which was identified as one of the six programs across Canada offering PA-based wholistic wellness programming for Indigenous women. They did not contribute to key informant interviews to avoid bias, but factual, non-opinion based, information about the program was included in Supplementary Table B. There are no other conflicts of interest to declare.