My Healing Journey of Catching Tears in a Spoon: Spe'uth's (Bear) Spirituality and Healing Stories Dealing with Complicated Emotions in the Aftermath of Residential School

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cityu.schoolDivision of Arts and Sciences
cityu.siteVictoria
cityu.site.countryCanada
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-19T21:33:42Z
dc.date.available2016-09-19T21:33:42Z
dc.date.issued2006-01
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis, a Cowichan Native woman researcher records her own healing journey after being incarcerated and forced to attend Residential School. This research addresses a healing and cultural approach for the management of complex and painful emotions. The researcher places her story into a broader context of the suffering experienced by other First Nations people across the land. A descriptive healing process is documented through personal stories and First Nations stories as explanatory tools in a First Nation's methodology. The researcher documents her story and personal challenges in the aftermath of residential school imprisonment and in response to various attempts by federal government to obliterate First Nations culture. The researcher demonstrates the inclusion of Spiritual practice in the study by documenting the role of a Spirit guide Spe'uth. Spe'uth offers her a process of personal and cultural empowerment in a world where European Canadian society continues to violate Aboriginal people through various ongoing forms of neo-colonial practice. This study articulates a healing path for the former prisoners of residential school still dealing with the challenges of cultural repossession through rituals and spirituality.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11803/493
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.institutionCity University of Seattle (CityU)
dc.subjectFirst Nations
dc.subjectresidential school
dc.subjectautoethnography
dc.subjectspirituality and counseling
dc.subjectcultural approach to counseling
dc.subject.lcshIndians of North America--Canada
dc.subject.lcshOff-reservation boarding schools--Canada
dc.subject.lcshHealing--Psychological aspects.
dc.titleMy Healing Journey of Catching Tears in a Spoon: Spe'uth's (Bear) Spirituality and Healing Stories Dealing with Complicated Emotions in the Aftermath of Residential School
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCounseling
thesis.degree.grantorCity University of Seattle (CityU)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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