Climate change creates unique forms of psychological distress for Indigenous Peoples whose identities and cultural practices are often intrinsically connected to ancestral lands, yet research on culturally appropriate methodologies for studying Indigenous mental health in the context of climate change remains limited. This perspective paper presents methodological reflections from Land Body Ecologies research collective, which collaborates with Ogiek (Kenya), Batwa (Uganda), Iruliga (India), Pgak’yau (Thailand) and Sámi (Sápmi) Indigenous Peoples to explore climate change-related mental health impacts through the lens of solastalgia.

Published in Volume 28-1 of the BMJ Mental Health Journal.

Authors: Samrawit Gougsa, Victoria Pratt, Daniel Kobei, Sylvia Kokunda, Siwakorn Odochao, Jenni Laiti, Babitha George, Jessica Sim and Nicole Redvers.