Beginning with Our Voices: How the Experiential Stories of First Nations Women Contribute to a National Research Project

The purpose of this paper is to review how the experiential stories of First Nations women contribute to a national research project. The project focuses on how women’s healing is impacted by their views about themselves as - and the stigma associated with being - a drug user, involved in crime and...

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Main Authors: Acoose, Sharon, Blunderfield, Debbie, Dell, Colleen Anne, Desjarlais, Val
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4006824
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to review how the experiential stories of First Nations women contribute to a national research project. The project focuses on how women’s healing is impacted by their views about themselves as - and the stigma associated with being - a drug user, involved in crime and an Aboriginal woman.