Decolonizing social services through community development: an Anishinaabe experience
Abstract This article is a case study of a community review of an income assistance (IA) program from the perspectives of Anishinaabe First Nations communities that interact with Niigaaniin—an Indigenous-run social assistance program. Using a decolonial methodological approach, the review process re...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/cdj/bsab033 2024-02-04T09:53:01+01:00 Decolonizing social services through community development: an Anishinaabe experience Niigaaniin, Mamaweswen MacNeill, Timothy Ramos-Cortez, Carola Indigenous Services Canada 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsab033 https://academic.oup.com/cdj/article-pdf/58/2/225/50060186/bsab033.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model Community Development Journal volume 58, issue 2, page 225-246 ISSN 0010-3802 1468-2656 Development journal-article 2021 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsab033 2024-01-05T09:22:26Z Abstract This article is a case study of a community review of an income assistance (IA) program from the perspectives of Anishinaabe First Nations communities that interact with Niigaaniin—an Indigenous-run social assistance program. Using a decolonial methodological approach, the review process revealed that the priority of achieving clients’ wellbeing involves engaging in community wellness and development from an Indigenous community-scale perspective. This participatory review of the program of IA enabled a continued decolonization of social services and community development processes, re-signifying the idea of individual-based social services towards a more Indigenous community-oriented focus. This process suggests that decolonization requires that these separate fields be unified into one participatory, community-centred, and practice. Article in Journal/Newspaper anishina* First Nations Oxford University Press (via Crossref) Community Development Journal |
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Abstract This article is a case study of a community review of an income assistance (IA) program from the perspectives of Anishinaabe First Nations communities that interact with Niigaaniin—an Indigenous-run social assistance program. Using a decolonial methodological approach, the review process revealed that the priority of achieving clients’ wellbeing involves engaging in community wellness and development from an Indigenous community-scale perspective. This participatory review of the program of IA enabled a continued decolonization of social services and community development processes, re-signifying the idea of individual-based social services towards a more Indigenous community-oriented focus. This process suggests that decolonization requires that these separate fields be unified into one participatory, community-centred, and practice. |
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Decolonizing social services through community development: an Anishinaabe experience |
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Decolonizing social services through community development: an Anishinaabe experience |
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Decolonizing social services through community development: an Anishinaabe experience |
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Decolonizing social services through community development: an Anishinaabe experience |
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Decolonizing social services through community development: an Anishinaabe experience |
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decolonizing social services through community development: an anishinaabe experience |
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Oxford University Press (OUP) |
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2021 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsab033 https://academic.oup.com/cdj/article-pdf/58/2/225/50060186/bsab033.pdf |
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