An Elder’s View of Community Resilience

This paper is an interview between Carrielynn Lund and Cree Elder Ruth Gladue on research and community resilience in her semi-remote, northern Alberta community. Ruth is a Cree Elder born “during the war years.” She is married and has two girls, one boy, and “a few grandchildren.” Ruth has worked a...

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Main Authors: Gladue, Ruth, Lund, Carrielynn
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2936584
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20835300
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Summary:This paper is an interview between Carrielynn Lund and Cree Elder Ruth Gladue on research and community resilience in her semi-remote, northern Alberta community. Ruth is a Cree Elder born “during the war years.” She is married and has two girls, one boy, and “a few grandchildren.” Ruth has worked as a Community Health Representative (CHR) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for over forty years. She lives in a semi-remote First Nations community in northern Alberta.