“If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls
Historical trauma and the negative effects of colonialism continue to be played out within Canadian culture. These processes have a deleterious effect on physical and psychological health outcomes among Indigenous Peoples. Through the creation of a safe space as part of a decolonizing, participato...
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doaj-d658e484864a48748e3896e596b9e0f92020-11-25T03:45:56ZengUniversity of Western OntarioInternational Indigenous Policy Journal1916-57811916-57812019-01-0110110.18584/iipj.2019.10.1.1“If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and GirlsElizabeth Cooper0S. Michelle Driedger1University of the Fraser ValleyUniversity of ManitobaHistorical trauma and the negative effects of colonialism continue to be played out within Canadian culture. These processes have a deleterious effect on physical and psychological health outcomes among Indigenous Peoples. Through the creation of a safe space as part of a decolonizing, participatory activity program spanning 7 weeks, First Nations and Metis women and girls (aged 8-12) were able to begin to unpack what it means to be happy, healthy, and safe, and what is needed to actualize these goals. A community engaged, assetbased workshop approach provided a forum for participants to discuss the impact of traumatic experiences on the ability of adults to model a positive image of strength, independence, and confidence for their daughters, while creating a space to discuss change.https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol10/iss1/1/cultural responsivenessFirst NationsAboriginalMetisgendercultural memoryadvocacy |
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“If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls |
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“If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls |
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“If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls |
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“If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls |
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“If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls |
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“if you fall down, you get back up”: creating a space for testimony and witnessing by urban indigenous women and girls |
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University of Western Ontario |
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International Indigenous Policy Journal |
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1916-5781 1916-5781 |
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2019-01-01 |
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Historical trauma and the negative effects of colonialism continue to be played out within Canadian culture.
These processes have a deleterious effect on physical and psychological health outcomes among Indigenous
Peoples. Through the creation of a safe space as part of a decolonizing, participatory activity program
spanning 7 weeks, First Nations and Metis women and girls (aged 8-12) were able to begin to unpack what it
means to be happy, healthy, and safe, and what is needed to actualize these goals. A community engaged, assetbased workshop approach provided a forum for participants to discuss the impact of traumatic experiences on
the ability of adults to model a positive image of strength, independence, and confidence for their daughters,
while creating a space to discuss change. |
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cultural responsiveness First Nations Aboriginal Metis gender cultural memory advocacy |
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https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol10/iss1/1/ |
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