Promising practice for maintaining identities in First Nation adoption

Jeannine Carriere

doi:10.7202/1069526ar

Promising practice for maintaining identities in First Nation adoption

First Peoples Child & Family Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal Honouring the Voices, Perspectives, and Knowledges of First Peoples ◽

10.7202/1069526ar ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 46-64 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jeannine Carriere

Keyword(s):

Causal Relationship ◽

Emotional Health ◽

First Nation ◽

Ancestral Knowledge ◽

Promising Practice ◽

Legislative Policy ◽

Knowledge Adoption ◽

Birth Family

The purpose of this article is to explore the importance of identity in First Nation adoption. It is adapted from a PhD study completed by the author in 2005. The objectives of this study were: (1) describe how connectedness relates to health for First Nation adoptees, and (2) explore legislative, policy and program implications in the adoption of First Nation children. The ﬁndings suggest that, for First Nation adoptees, there is a causal relationship between connection to birth family, community and ancestral knowledge, adoption and health. The major ﬁnding is that loss of identity may contribute to impaired physical, spiritual, mental and emotional health for First Nation adoptees. This article provides suggestions on how identity can be preserved in First Nation adoption through programs, policies and practice.

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Letsemot, “Togetherness”: Exploring How Connection to Land, Water, and Territory Influences Health and Wellness with First Nations Knowledge Keepers and Youth in the Fraser Salish Region of British Columbia

International Journal of Indigenous Health ◽

10.32799/ijih.v16i2.33206 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Krista Stelkia ◽

Lindsay Beck ◽

Anita Manshadi ◽

Ashlyn Jensen Fisk ◽

Evan Adams ◽

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Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

Cultural Identity ◽

First Nations ◽

Emotional Health ◽

Well Being ◽

Health And Wellness ◽

Ancestral Knowledge ◽

Emotional Aspects ◽

Health And Well Being ◽

Land Water

Connection to land has been identified as a central determinant of the health and well-being of First Nations in Canada. The wholistic, interconnected, spiritual, and sacred relationship that many Indigenous Peoples have with the land is an integral part of strengthening physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional health and well-being. However, there has been little empirical evidence on how to assess, measure, and report on connection to land for First Nations Peoples. Using a Two- Eyed Seeing approach, this study explores what connection to land, water, and territory means for health and wellness for First Nations in the Fraser Salish region in the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada. Data were collected through a sharing circle with five First Nations Knowledge Keepers and five youth from Stó:lō communities as part of a land-based gathering in Stó:lō territory. Three themes were identified: (a) “the spirits of the land, water, and territory are within us”: the intersection of cultural identity, spirituality, ancestral knowledge, and health and well-being; (b) letsemot, “togetherness”: relationality; and (c) disruptions and new ways of living. For Stó:lō Peoples, connection to the land is an integral component of health and well-being. Connection to land was found to strongly influence physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional aspects of health while also intersecting with Stó:lō cultural identity, spirituality, ancestral knowledge, and ways of living. The findings can be used to inform the development of an indicator for connection to land, water, and territory as a measurement of ecological wellness for the First Nations Population Health and Wellness Agenda in BC.

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Bacteriophages Associated with Turkey Coecums in Bluecomb-Infected and Healthy Birds

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100063044 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 226-227

Author(s):

A. E. Ritchie

Keyword(s):

Host Cell ◽

Causal Relationship ◽

Cell Cultures ◽

Cell Interaction ◽

Etiologic Agent ◽

Viral Origin ◽

Intestinal Contents ◽

Host Cell Interaction

The cause of bluecomb disease in turkeys is unknown. Filtration of infective intestinal contents suggests a viral origin. To date, it has not been possible to isolate the etiologic agent in various cell cultures. The purpose of this work was to characterize as many virus-like entities as were recognizable in intestines of both healthy and bluecomb-infected turkeys. By a comparison of the viral populations it was hoped that some insight might be gained into the cause of this disease. Studies of turkey hemorraghic enteritis by Gross and Moore (Avian Dis. 11: 296-307, 1967) have suggested that a bacteriophage-host cell interaction may bear some causal relationship to that disease.

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