Longing to Belong: An Examination of the Connection Between Language and Belonging in a First Nations Community
The intent of this thesis is to outline the ways in which language can create an enhanced sense of belonging amongst a First Nations Community in Vancouver's Lower Mainland. Due to colonization, a vast amount of First Nations Communities have not only lost a connection to their languages, but m...
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ftnatunivlajolla:oai:repository.nusystem.org:20.500.11803/728 2023-12-03T10:22:39+01:00 Longing to Belong: An Examination of the Connection Between Language and Belonging in a First Nations Community Nazerali Hilborn, Jamila 2017-07-11 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/728 en eng City University of Seattle (CityU) http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/728 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ First Nations indigenous language belonging truth and reconciliation Coast Salish social identity theory theory of dislocation education cultural diversity colonization Thesis 2017 ftnatunivlajolla https://doi.org/20.500.11803/728 2023-11-05T17:18:44Z The intent of this thesis is to outline the ways in which language can create an enhanced sense of belonging amongst a First Nations Community in Vancouver's Lower Mainland. Due to colonization, a vast amount of First Nations Communities have not only lost a connection to their languages, but many languages are now extinct. Further, there is a lack of research within this field. It is proposed in this thesis that the integration of First Nations Language, specifically in a school setting has a positive effect on First Nations children. This thesis is an attempt at being able to display the necessary connection between language and belonging, whilst advocating for future research within this field. A proposed study is also included to further depict the ways in which research could move forward in understanding the connection between language and belonging within this indigenous population. Due to the recent political agendas of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, 2015) this research is pertinent to counselors, teachers, academics, and Canadians. Thesis First Nations National University System Repository Canada |
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The intent of this thesis is to outline the ways in which language can create an enhanced sense of belonging amongst a First Nations Community in Vancouver's Lower Mainland. Due to colonization, a vast amount of First Nations Communities have not only lost a connection to their languages, but many languages are now extinct. Further, there is a lack of research within this field. It is proposed in this thesis that the integration of First Nations Language, specifically in a school setting has a positive effect on First Nations children. This thesis is an attempt at being able to display the necessary connection between language and belonging, whilst advocating for future research within this field. A proposed study is also included to further depict the ways in which research could move forward in understanding the connection between language and belonging within this indigenous population. Due to the recent political agendas of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, 2015) this research is pertinent to counselors, teachers, academics, and Canadians. |
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Longing to Belong: An Examination of the Connection Between Language and Belonging in a First Nations Community |
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Longing to Belong: An Examination of the Connection Between Language and Belonging in a First Nations Community |
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Longing to Belong: An Examination of the Connection Between Language and Belonging in a First Nations Community |
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longing to belong: an examination of the connection between language and belonging in a first nations community |
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City University of Seattle (CityU) |
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