Journey To Decolonization And Reconciliation

Question 1

Mental wellness

Answer 1

A state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community

Question 2

First nation perspective of mental wellness

Answer 2

A balance between a person, spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical aspects.

Question 3

Inuit perspective of mental wellness

Answer 3

Self esteem and personal dignity flowing from the presence of physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and cultural identity

Question 4

Métis perspective of mental wellness

Answer 4

Maintaining connections to history, culture, and tradition, way of life, and a sense of nationhood and rights

Question 5

Indigenerty

Answer 5

Having a close relationship with the land, territory, and natural world.

Question 6

Colonization

Answer 6

The action or process of settling among and establishing control over indigenous peoples of an area

Question 7

You are explaining the impact of intergenerational trauma on first nations, maties, and innate peoples to your family. What would you say?

Answer 7

Intergenerational trauma refers to the passing down to the effects of trauma between generations. This can create anxiety, fearfulness, and other mental health impacts which are passed down through generations. This is a large impact on first nations, maties, and innate peoples who have suffered and passed down trauma from residential schools and contact with European settlers as these people faced, countless forms of abuse, and trauma.

Question 8

Humility (equality)

Answer 8

Represented by a wolf. Seeing everyone as equals, the wolf has concern for others and respect for its community

Question 9

Honesty (integrity)

Answer 9

Represented by Bigfoot. Being honest means to speak from your heart

Question 10

Respect (generosity)

Answer 10

Represented by the buffalo, respect means giving a part of yourself to another like how the buffalo gives its entire body to fulfill many needs

Question 11

Courage (resilience)

Answer 11

Represented by the bear, courage is overcoming fear like what bears do when they are threatened

Question 12

Wisdom (self-acceptence)

Answer 12

Represented by the beaver, wisdom is a gift, something to offer others, beers teeth is like wisdom, if not used they will become unuseful but when used they better the community

Question 13

Truth (balance)

Answer 13

Represented by the turtle, the turtle is grounded and carful which are good traits for being truthful

Question 14

Love (medicine)

Answer 14

Represented by the eagle, love is an expression of humanity, and shows love to the creator for the gift of life.it is also the best medicine because it solves trauma

Question 15

Ethical space

Answer 15

Describes respectful, cross culture, interactions between western written, culture, and indigenous oral culture (two eyed seeing)