The Bhutanese (Lhotsampa) refugees of Winnipeg: A journey of empowerment, self-efficacy, and resiliency

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dc.contributor.authorSkelton, Lucas
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeSchmidt, Clea (Education) Stobbe, Stephanie (Conflict Resolution Studies-University of Winnipeg)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorTuso, Hamdesa (Peace and Conflict Studies)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-31T13:45:00Z
dc.date.available2017-08-31T13:45:00Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.degree.disciplinePeace and Conflict Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractIn 2007, approximately 108,000 Lhotsampa refugees had been displaced from their native Bhutan and were living in refugee camps in the neighbouring nation of Nepal. With the assistance of the Nepalese government, the Core Group on Bhutanese Refugees, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, a resettlement initiative resulted in the redistribution of Lhotsampa refugees to several developed nations throughout the world including Canada. This study explored the stories of a group of resilient Bhutanese (Lhotsampa) refugees – from their expulsion from Bhutan to their lives in refugee camps in Nepal, and to their final journey to Winnipeg, Canada, in search of a more harmonious and peaceful life. The theory section of this study examines several themes including the effects of traumatization, the social process of empowerment, the theoretical perspectives of self-efficacy and resiliency, and the phenomena of culture. To supplement this research query two methodologies were deployed – narration and asset mapping. Narration presents a holistic picture of the events and experiences of the Lhotsampa refugees and their migration to Winnipeg. Asset mapping, on the other hand, outlines the tangible and intangible assets the Lhotsampa refugees identify and utilize to support their transition from life in a refugee camp to life in Canada.en_US
dc.description.noteOctober 2017en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/32401
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectBhutanen_US
dc.subjectLhotsampasen_US
dc.subjectRefugeesen_US
dc.subjectResettlementen_US
dc.subjectEmpowermenten_US
dc.subjectSelf-efficacyen_US
dc.subjectResiliencyen_US
dc.subjectBhutaneseen_US
dc.subjectWinnipegen_US
dc.subjectNepalen_US
dc.subjectRefugee campsen_US
dc.subjectTraumaen_US
dc.subjectCultural adaptationen_US
dc.subjectNarrationen_US
dc.subjectAsset mappingen_US
dc.titleThe Bhutanese (Lhotsampa) refugees of Winnipeg: A journey of empowerment, self-efficacy, and resiliencyen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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