Using the Seven Sacred Teachings to Improve Services for Aboriginal Mothers Experiencing Drug and Alcohol Misuse Problems and Involvement with Child Welfare
Alternate Title
National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples, 2011
Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: [Fostering Biimaadiziwin]
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Author/Creator
Cyndy Baskin
Bela McPherson
Carol Strike
Description
Reports results of project involving storytelling circles and focus group discussions with 38 mothers, 11 counsellors, and 12 child-welfare workers. Analysis is based on teachings of love, wisdom, respect, courage, honesty, humility, and truth.
Excerpt from Well-being in the Urban Aboriginal Community: Fostering Biimaadiziwin edited by David Newhouse, Kevin FitzMaurice, Tricia McGuire-Adams, Daniel Jetté.
Originally presented at the 2011 National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples.