Fontaine, Lorena Sekwan

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[Breaking Silence: Witnessing, Participating, Documenting the Residential School Legacy]

Alternate Title
[5th Annual Critical Conversations Series]
[Critical Conversations on Truth and Reconciliation]
[Critical Conversations Series]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Lorena Sekwan Fontaine
Podcast discusses the research project kiskinohamâtôtâpânâsk: Intergenerational Effects on Professional First Nations Women Whose Mothers are Residential School Survivors. Duration: unknown. Accompanying material.
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Canadian Residential Schools: The Legacy of Cultural Harm

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lorena Sekwan Fontaine
Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 5, no. 17, 2002
Discusses the notion of cultural harm during the residential school era, which is defined as "the breakdown of the spiritual, moral, health and emotional fabric of Indigenous people."
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Listening to First Nations Women’ Expressions of Heart Health: ‘mite achimowin’ Digital Storytelling

Alternate Title
Listening to First Nations Women’s Expressions of Heart Health: ‘mite achimowin’ Digital Storytelling
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorena Sekwan Fontaine
Sarah Wood
Lisa Forbes
Annette S. H. Schultz
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Article examines a digital storytelling study which collaborated with First Nations (FN) Women in Manitoba to discuss many of the issues surrounding heart health management including: the relationship between FN and Western Medical knowledges, diet and lifestyle, related health conditions, experiences with healthcare system, residential schools, and relationships with children and grandchildren.
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