Cultural Safety Symposium Keynote Presentation by Dr. Jeannette Armstrong
Authors:
Jeannette Armstrong
Date:
2015
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ISBN: 978-0-9950486-3-8
Abstract:
As the keynote speaker at the 2015 Cultural Safety Symposium, Dr. Jeannette Armstrong talks about the immense importance of re-creating a holistic and balanced society through Indigenous contributions. As many Indigenous systems have worked well for millennia. Dr. Armstrong explains the Syilx Enowkinwixw process and its relevance to maintaining communal cohesion and working together to ensure all perspectives and voices are heard in a matter. Enowkinwixw is based around the Four Food Chiefs story which is captikwł. This presentation was part of the Cultural Safety Symposium, which was hosted by ICER and held at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus in 2015. It was published by ICER In 2016.
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Jeannette Armstrong was born in 1948 and grew up on the Penticton Indian Reserve in British Columbia. Armstrong is the first Native woman novelist from Canada. Interestingly, she is also the grandniece of Hum-Ishu-Ma (Mourning Dove, b. 1927), the first Native American woman novelist. While growing up on the Penticton Indian Reserve, Armstrong received a traditional education from Okanagan Elders and her family. From them, she learned the Okanagan Indian language. She is still a fluent speaker of the Okanagan language today.In 1978, she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Victoria. The same year, she received a Diploma of Fine Arts from Okanagan College. Her education was a precursor to many remarkable career achievements. Today, Armstrong is a writer, teacher, artist, sculptor, and activist for indigenous rights.
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