Where the pavement ends : Canada's aboriginal recovery movement and the urgent need for reconcilation
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- Author
- Wadden, Marie, 1955-
- Publication Date
- c2008
- Material Type
- Book
- Location
- General Synod Archives
- Call Number
- E 78 C2 W125 2008
- Author
- Wadden, Marie, 1955-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver BC
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Publication Date
- c2008
- Physical Description
- 264 p. ; 22.8 x 15 cm.
- Material Type
- Book
- Notes
- "[By] Marie Wadden".
- "At the outset of my journey, I was unaware of the incredible work Aboriginal people are doing in the area of addiction. A vibrant Aboriginal healing movement has sprung up, with recovery programs being created in many communities. Yet, despite their many successes, these programs are seriously underfunded and understaffed, placing their continued existence in jeopardy. .... The pages of this book contain some answers. None of them are simple, since the problems are complex. Taken together, though, they outline some necessary steps on the path to finding solutions. With the launch of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2008, we have an opportunity to create a groundswell of support. The next five years will be crucial for raising public awareness about the damage done to Aboriginal society by the most egregious of Canadian government policies, the 1920 legislation that required First Nations parents to surrender their children to residential schools. We must make social healing in Aboriginal communities an immediate national priority. We must also demand public policy that guarantees First Nations, Inuit and Metis people the right to live as full and equal citizens. In these ways, we can offer true support to those committed to restoring health and happiness for the next generation". -- Intro.
- Contents: Introduction -- Healing the Spirit -- A Frightening Prognosis -- A Birthday Party -- A Crippling Affliction -- A Family's Triumph over Addiction -- What Addicts Have in Common -- The Miracle at Alkali Lake -- Healing in Hollow Water -- The Trauma Connection -- Moving from Pain to Hope -- Seeking Solutions Down Under -- Heartache in Kenora -- Addiction, Violence and the Threat to Inuit Women -- Finding Strength in Inuit Culture -- The Power of Political Will in the Northwest Territories -- Health Canada: Addicted to Control -- Affirmative Action in British Columbia -- Community Planning: A Way Out of Addiction -- Implementing a National Strategy -- The Aboriginal Healing Foundation -- Lessons from Old Crow -- Conclusion -- Recommendations and Action Plan -- Sources -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Social conditions
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Health and hygiene
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Substance abuse
- Healing - Social aspects - Canada
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Government relations
- Aboriginal Healing Foundation (Canada)
- ISBN
- 978-1-55365-307-3
- Call Number
- E 78 C2 W125 2008
- Location
- General Synod Archives