Poitras, once labeled an angry artist, believes anger is foreign to Indigenous philosophies and traditions, instead dictates forgiveness. Her works have display evils done to First Nations people by the church, Western materialism, residential schools and alcohol, but her own worldview is that trials and suffering lead to redemption.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 15, no. 6, 1991, pp. 17-22
Description
Looks at workshop that centered around community which went from 100 percent alcohol dependency to 5 percent in fourteen years. Looks at the use of spiritual practices to heal the hurt and trauma cause by alcohol and drug dependency.