Exploring the dream life of First Nations children from recovering alcoholic homes ...
In studying the dreams of First Nations children, I honoured Native culture through gaining knowledge to plan for future generations and by acknowledging dreams, I hoped to revive the Native belief that empowerment and guidance could be obtained from dreams. The literature on children's dreams...
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ftdatacite:10.14288/1.0054098 2024-04-28T08:18:57+00:00 Exploring the dream life of First Nations children from recovering alcoholic homes ... Atleo, Geraldine V. 2009 https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0054098 https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0054098 en eng University of British Columbia article-journal Text ScholarlyArticle 2009 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.14288/1.0054098 2024-04-02T09:40:39Z In studying the dreams of First Nations children, I honoured Native culture through gaining knowledge to plan for future generations and by acknowledging dreams, I hoped to revive the Native belief that empowerment and guidance could be obtained from dreams. The literature on children's dreams and the experiences of children of alcoholics was minimal. In this qualitative exploratory study, I analyzed the dreams of a Native boy and girls between the ages of 9 and 13. The child participants were from home environments where the mother was recovering from alcoholism. I examined the dreamer's perceptions in the dreams collected and the results indicated that dreams did not reveal direct evidence of alcohol, or First Nations themes. The dreams however did expose other issues that the children were dealing with, which were sometimes connected to alcoholism. Some of these concerns were: domestic violence, neglect, and abuse. Along with these grave issues, the children also dealt with less serious concerns in their ... Text First Nations DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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In studying the dreams of First Nations children, I honoured Native culture through gaining knowledge to plan for future generations and by acknowledging dreams, I hoped to revive the Native belief that empowerment and guidance could be obtained from dreams. The literature on children's dreams and the experiences of children of alcoholics was minimal. In this qualitative exploratory study, I analyzed the dreams of a Native boy and girls between the ages of 9 and 13. The child participants were from home environments where the mother was recovering from alcoholism. I examined the dreamer's perceptions in the dreams collected and the results indicated that dreams did not reveal direct evidence of alcohol, or First Nations themes. The dreams however did expose other issues that the children were dealing with, which were sometimes connected to alcoholism. Some of these concerns were: domestic violence, neglect, and abuse. Along with these grave issues, the children also dealt with less serious concerns in their ... |
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