"Prepared for The Aboriginal Healing Foundation By Deborah Chansonneuve."
Includes bibliographical references, p. 101-116.
"Increasingly, evidence shows the most effective addictions prevention and intervention programming for Aboriginal people is grounded in the wisdom of traditional Inuit, Metis, and First Nation teachings about a holistic approach to a healthy life. Aboriginal belief systems have much to teach about a broader approach to recovery because they emphasize: that all aspects of well-being are equally important and interconnected, including the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual; that balanced well-being is throughout the lifespan; and that individual health is an aspect of the health of families, communities, nations, and the environment. In the context of addictive behaviours, an Aboriginal approach begins with the premise that each of these three areas must be addressed in order to sustain improvements over the long term. 'Good Medicine' is what strengthens the mind, body, heart, and spirit. Stories of healing strengthen and inspire those who hear them; these stories are the 'Good Medicine' of the healing movement". -- Intro.
Contents: Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Looking Back to Move Forward -- Addictive Behaviours and Residential School Abuse -- Using the Wisdom of Culture to Promote Healing -- Five Stories of Hope --Promising Practices in Addictions Prevention and Intervention -- Conclusion and Continuation of the Journey -- Appendix A: Fact Sheets -- Appendix B: List of Key Informants -- Appendix C: Annotated Bibliography -- References.
Contents: Executive Summary [laid in] -- Acknowledgements -- [Letter from Office of the National Chief, Assembly of First Nations / Ovide Mercredi] -- Introduction -- The Historical Context -- The Wounded Children (Part I) -- The Wounded Children (Part II) -- The Question of Trauma -- The Surviving Adults (Part I) -- The Surviving Adults (Part II) -- Healing Principles -- Healing Process -- Healing Model -- Final Reflections -- Appendices -- Bibliography.
"Prepared for The Aboriginal Healing Foundation by Cynthia C. Wesley-Esquimaux , Ph.D. [and] Magdalena Smolewski, Ph.D."
"This study was funded by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation (AHF) but the views expressed in this report are the personal views of the author(s)". -- t.-p.
Includes bibliographical references, p. 97-110.
"This study proposes a model to describe the intergenerational transmission of historic trauma and examines the implications for healing in a contemporary Aboriginal context. The purpose of the study was to develop a comprehensive historical framework of Aboriginal trauma, beginning with contact in 1592 through to the 1950s, with a primary focus on the period immediately after contact. .... Finally, a new model of historic trauma transmission (HTT) is proposed to create a better understanding of the aetiology of social and cultural diffusion that disrupted Aboriginal communities for so many years." -- Executive Summary.
Contents: Definitions -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- The Scope of the Study -- Historical Background -- Analyzing the Trauma -- A New Model: Historic Trauma Transmission (HTT) -- The Elders Speak -- Appendix 1: Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- References.
"Prepared for The Aboriginal Healing Foundation By Deborah Chansonneuve."
Includes bibliographical references.
"'Reclaiming Connections' is based on a manual developed by the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health in Ottawa, Ontario, as a resource tool for frontline workers and educators. It has been adapted from this earlier version to suit the needs of a larger, national audience". -- Acknowledgements.
"This manual was created as a learning and reference tool for groups and organizations providing services to Aboriginal peoples. Its focus is trauma recovery for Survivors of residential school abuse, as well as for their descendants who suffer the intergenerational impacts. It is designed to serve two purposes. First, it provides a culture-based approach to trauma recovery in the context of residential school abuse for frontline workers. Secondly, it is an educational tool to raise awareness of Aboriginal culture and history in Canada". -- Intro.
Contents: Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- A Snapshot of Life Prior to Contact and Colonization -- Section I: Pre-Contact History -- Section II: Residential Schools -- Section III: What is Trauma ? -- Section IV: Impacts of Trauma on Workers -- Appendix A: Fact Sheets -- Appendix B: Aboriginal Healing Models -- Appendix C: Annotated Bibliography -- References.
"Acknowledgements: Anglican Church - for providing funding for the research and production of this workbook ...". -- title-page.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: Purpose of the Workbook -- Defining Resiliency -- Exercises: 1. Our residential school experience -- 2. Recognizing resiliency in our lives -- 3. Telling your story -- 4. Working with our stories -- Appendices: A. Reference material about resiliency -- B. Residential School Survivor experiences while attending these institutions -- C. Residential School Survivor resiliency stories -- D. This Workbook Author's Own Story of Resiliency.
Memo from Esther Wesley, Indigenous Healing Fund Coordinator laid in. Contains information about production of the workbook: "The Sunset Women's Aboriginal Circle in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, produced this Workbook for Survivors ... The workbook was the result of May 2002 gathering of former students of Pelican Indian Residential School. The school opened in 1911 and closed in 1973. This project provides Residential School survivors with another tool that they can use on their healing journey .... In the spring of 2002, the Healing Response Committee of the Indigenous Healing Fund provided a grant in the sum of $6,900 to Sunset Women's Aboriginal Circle to help support the 'Research and Production of Support Documents Towards Healing Project'."