Honoring the Dead: Digitizing Abuse & Neglect at the Asylum for Insane Indians
English Thesis (BA Hons) -- Dakota State University, 2018.
English Thesis (BA Hons) -- Dakota State University, 2018.
Search performed in Windspeaker, Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, and National Post yielded 256 relevant results. Analysis of articles found limited coverage focused of government responses rather than preventative measures.
A series of paintings and text written by the artist narrate pieces of her father’s story, and through the narrative offer a comparison of Dene and Western world-views and understandings of well-being. Journal has reversed the text of the third and fourth paintings.
In documentary survivors speak about the abuses that took place at the Fort Albany Residential School. Duration: 41:47.
Argues that colonialism is a large factor in the high rates of hepatitis C (HCV) infection in Indigenous communities and that an Indigenous approach to wellness and health care is needed.