Week 1
What is Turtle Island?
A critical approach to practice that questions how knowledge is generated and how relations of power influence the process of knowledge generation
What is self-reflexitivity?
Unlike other oppressed groups like sexuality, ability, gender, race etc...Indigenous folks don't want to have recognition as equal to other Canadians- they want recognition as distinct from Canadians
What is AOP and structural Social Work Criticisms?
Key literature on the subject has declared this to be an overriding Indigenous value
What is non-interference?
Emphasizes a "sense of being" over "doing"
What is a Traditional Indigenous worldview?
the right of a people to govern themselves by their own laws and exercise jurisdiction over their territories
What is self determination?
views clients as experts and deliberately focuses on shifting power dynamics in therapy
What is narrative therapy?
Presumption of an essentialized, shared experience of colonization among members of a group
What is a criticism of post-colonial theory?
respecting his or her natural right to be self-determining
What is the highest form of respect for another person among First Peoples?
one of the most frequently recorded violations of ethical standards by social workers
What are dual relationships?
Indians, Metis, Inuit
Who are Indigenous Peoples, according to the Canadian Constitution?
Is essential for the continued survival of the collective in pre-contact era to dissipate tension, deal with potential conflict, or subtly communicate a serious message
What is humour?
Focuses on indigenizing and decolonizing academia while support for land returns, reparations, and self-determination are often conspicuously absent
What is a criticism of Anti-Colonial Theory?
What are Indirect coercion practices?
serves the important function of purification and healing, not only of the body but of the mind and spirit
What is a Sweat Lodge Ceremony?
state-imposed identities like ‘Indian’, ‘First Nations’ and ‘Aboriginal’
What is the central feature of the colonization process?
Used to gently correct inappropriate behaviour has historically been the primary parental disciplinary technique within many Indigenous cultures
What is teasing?
Is often viewed as sufficient for making Western practices “culturally appropriate”
What is a medicine wheel?
What four aspects does the Indigenous holistic approach state make up a person?
considered to be a spiritual illness and spiritual practices must be a part of the healing process
What is depression from an Indigenous perspective?
a foundation that guides how one sees the environment/land, people, communities, challenges, causes of problems, and possible solutions
What is a worldview?
Is quieter and more subtle than that of Western culture and may go unrecognized by the White professional
What is Indigenous humour?
It looks at the professional (it flips the script back on the professional compared to cultural competency)
What is cultural safety?
“We are all related”
What is a core teaching of many Indigenous Peoples?
“establishing a spiritual connection” and “participation in spiritual ceremonies”
What are the most important components of Indigenous healing initiatives?