Author describes her personal and professional reasons for participating in the Moving Research about Addressing the Impacts of Violence on Learning into Practice project. Excerpt from book of the same name produced as a result of the project.
Journal of World History, vol. 3, no. 2, Fall, 1992, pp. 219-237
Description
Discusses girls' experiences at residential schools, contrasts them to traditional child-rearing practices, and highlights the implications for subsequent generations.
Looks at the background of Reverend Henry Budd, one of the first Church of England missionaries, and comments on the trials in his life and the skills he used to overcome his struggles.
File contains a presentation by Andy Poonae. Poonae discusses some of his personal life experiences with relation to issues facing Aboriginal peoples. Amongst these experiences he describes growing up without knowledge of his own people's cultural traditions, attending a Conference of residential school survivors, and being present at the side of the Mohawks at the Oka standoff.
File contains a presentation by Chief Councillor, Kelly Dennis, Ohiaht Child Protection. Kelly discusses the traditional cultural approach of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth people to childcare, the breakdown of the traditional process during colonization, the impact of the residential school system, the need for self-governance, social programs in place and who administers them, and what can be improved in Mr. Dennis' view.
File contains a presentation by Lily Sutherland focusing on child and family welfare issues. Sutherland discusses the need for more training of public health officers on First Nations and for workshops on parenting and substance abuse prevention. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
File contains a presentation by Marvin Sampson focusing on the social problems caused by residential schools, forms of abuse, and alcohol and drug abuse. Sampson states the programs in place in his community are under-funded and under-staffed, resulting in broken families and individuals. He states that self-government is ineffective if Aboriginal people are unable to recover from negative events in their past. Following the presentation is a brief question-and-answer session with Georges Erasmus, Co-Chair.
File contains a presentation by Matt Vickers focusing on the impact of the imposed political, educational, social and religious systems on North American Aboriginal peoples. He lists statistics for offences committed in the Kispiox area and calls on the Commission to ensure that "immediate steps are taken to ensure that documented cases of dysfunctional relations that are mostly a result of the residential school systems receive immediate assistance regarding their recovery process. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
Lakota family violence expert and one of the founders of the White Buffalo Calf Woman Society, speaks at the North Michigan University's Uniting Neighbors in the Experience of Diversity (UNITED) Conference on September 23, 2008.