Exploring the relationship between Indigenous youth, cultural connection and suicide through the experience of Indigenous Knowledge Holders
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2020-02
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Pateman, Virginia
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This Master of Social Work thesis focuses on the personal accounts and teachings of Indigenous Knowledge Holders from Canadian communities in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and north-western Ontario. The purpose of this research study was to develop a deeper understanding of contributing factors to high rate of suicide among Indigenous youth, and to explore potential remedies found in the wisdom and experience of individuals versed in Indigenous cultural knowledge
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Suicide, Indigenous Knowledge Holders, colonization, spirituality, holistic, cultural reconnection