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OBJECTIVE The objective the review is to identify the characteristics of Indigenous healing strategies in Canada and approaches to improving cultural relevance to local Indigenous contexts. INTRODUCTION In the last 150 years, Indigenous peoples of Canada have suffered colonization, forced assimilation, cultural oppression and violence, and these are associated with high rates of social distress and health disparities. Today, legacies of colonization continue to marginalize Indigenous peoples, creating healthcare institutions devoid of Indigenous worldviews. Despite the growing number of Indigenous healing strategies currently in existence, studies describing these strategies have not been systematically scoped. To address this, this scoping review will identify characteristics of Indigenous healing strategies in Canada, and explore their relevance to Indigenous cultures, specifically how Indigenous beliefs and values have been translated into healing strategies. INCLUSION CRITERIA This review will consider studies that include First Nations, Inuit and Metis in Canada as study participants and describing Indigenous healing strategies based in Canada. METHODS The databases/sources to be searched will include: CINAHL, Sociological Abstracts, PsycINFO, MEDLINE and Academic Search Premier. Searches for grey literature will be conducted in iPortal, Canadian Electronic Library, and a list of Canadian government and Indigenous organization websites.