Consists of an interview where Adam Solway talks about being orphaned at 8 years and adopted by the Blackfoot Reserve, Alta; his attendance at a residential school; becoming a councillor and then chief of the reserve. He comments on the issues he had to deal with as well as providing comments on contemporary lifestyles and leadership.
Discusses history and culture of First Nations groups including the Coast Salish, Nlaka’pamux, Ts'ilhqot'in Secwepemc, Okanagan, Stl’atl’imx, Wet’Suwet’en, Sekani, and Dakelh First Nations.
She was born on the Little Pine Reserve, the first girl from that reserve to attend high school. She tells of some childhood memories; naming ceremonies; significance of Indian names; the training of children, especially girls; menarche seclusion; women: influence of, in religion and ceremonialism, pregnancy; her education: traditional; experiences in Anglican boarding school (integrated) in Saskatoon; training for roles as wife and mother.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 65, no. 4, 2006, pp. 347-356
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Argues that federal institutions have created systemic sociocultural problems and there is a need for community-based intervention strategies to promote cultural healing.