“If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls

Historical trauma and the negative effects of colonialism continue to be played out within Canadian culture. These processes have a deleterious effect on physical and psychological health outcomes among Indigenous Peoples. Through the creation of a safe space as part of a decolonizing, participatory...

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Published in:International Indigenous Policy Journal
Main Authors: Cooper, Elizabeth, Driedger, S Michelle
Format: Report
Language:unknown
Published: Scholarship@Western 2019
Subjects:
cultural responsiveness
First Nations
Aboriginal
Metis
gender
cultural memory
advocacy
Community-Based Research
Community Health
Family
Life Course
and Society
Maternal and Child Health
Race and Ethnicity
Online Access:https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol10/iss1/1
https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2019.10.1.1
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spelling ftunivwestonta:oai:ir.lib.uwo.ca:iipj-1405 2023-10-01T03:55:59+02:00 “If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls Cooper, Elizabeth Driedger, S Michelle 2019-01-14T17:18:46Z application/pdf https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol10/iss1/1 https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2019.10.1.1 unknown Scholarship@Western https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol10/iss1/1 doi:10.18584/iipj.2019.10.1.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The International Indigenous Policy Journal cultural responsiveness First Nations Aboriginal Metis gender cultural memory advocacy Community-Based Research Community Health Family Life Course and Society Maternal and Child Health Race and Ethnicity research 2019 ftunivwestonta https://doi.org/10.18584/iipj.2019.10.1.1 2023-09-03T07:00:59Z Historical trauma and the negative effects of colonialism continue to be played out within Canadian culture. These processes have a deleterious effect on physical and psychological health outcomes among Indigenous Peoples. Through the creation of a safe space as part of a decolonizing, participatory activity program spanning 7 weeks, First Nations and Metis women and girls (aged 8-12) were able to begin to unpack what it means to be happy, healthy, and safe, and what is needed to actualize these goals. A community engaged, asset-based workshop approach provided a forum for participants to discuss the impact of traumatic experiences on the ability of adults to model a positive image of strength, independence, and confidence for their daughters, while creating a space to discuss change. Report First Nations Metis The University of Western Ontario: Scholarship@Western International Indigenous Policy Journal 10 1
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topic cultural responsiveness
First Nations
Aboriginal
Metis
gender
cultural memory
advocacy
Community-Based Research
Community Health
Family
Life Course
and Society
Maternal and Child Health
Race and Ethnicity
spellingShingle cultural responsiveness
First Nations
Aboriginal
Metis
gender
cultural memory
advocacy
Community-Based Research
Community Health
Family
Life Course
and Society
Maternal and Child Health
Race and Ethnicity
Cooper, Elizabeth
Driedger, S Michelle
“If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls
topic_facet cultural responsiveness
First Nations
Aboriginal
Metis
gender
cultural memory
advocacy
Community-Based Research
Community Health
Family
Life Course
and Society
Maternal and Child Health
Race and Ethnicity
description Historical trauma and the negative effects of colonialism continue to be played out within Canadian culture. These processes have a deleterious effect on physical and psychological health outcomes among Indigenous Peoples. Through the creation of a safe space as part of a decolonizing, participatory activity program spanning 7 weeks, First Nations and Metis women and girls (aged 8-12) were able to begin to unpack what it means to be happy, healthy, and safe, and what is needed to actualize these goals. A community engaged, asset-based workshop approach provided a forum for participants to discuss the impact of traumatic experiences on the ability of adults to model a positive image of strength, independence, and confidence for their daughters, while creating a space to discuss change.
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title_fullStr “If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls
title_full_unstemmed “If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls
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