The Witcihitisotan (mutual support) Committee by and for the Families of Indigenous Adolescents in the City

• Main Authors: Blanchet-Cohen, Natasha, di Mambro, Giulietta, Petiquay, Minic
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada 2020
• Subjects: parent; autochtone; comité; adolescents; entraide; urbain; Indigenous; committee; youth; mutual help; urban; Soi; atikamekw
• Online Access: https://fpcfr.com/index.php/FPCFR/article/view/487

This article presents the process and contributions of the Witcihitisotan committee (mutual help in Atikamekw), implemented by parents of teenagers in a Native Friendship Center in Quebec. To this day, adequate forms of support for Indigenous adolescent families remain under-documented, which repres...