Week 4

Question 1

How do we convey identity?

Answer 1

Words, conversation, non-verbal, dress sense, body language, music taste

Question 2

How can identity be challenged?

Answer 2

By others or oneself questioning or misinterpreting information about oneself. This may be through questioning ones personality, how they look

Question 3

How is identity and communication diverse?

Answer 3

1. Diverse combinations of aspects of identity are relevant for an individual person or seen as or seen as relevant for other people. e.g. for one age, gender and religion might be the most important aspects, whereas for another being seen as disabled, same-sex attracted and black are the most relevant in their everyday life.
   There is diversity within different aspects of identity or categories of socio-cultural belonging

Question 4

What is intersectionality?

Answer 4

Understanding that sociocultural categorization such as gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation do not operate in isolation from each other but are interdependent and can expose them to overlapping forms of discrimination e.g. sexual orientation are dependent on a binary understanding of gender. It reminds us that people are not only positioned in relation to one socio-cultural category e.g. gender diverse identify in other categories such as education, ethnicity.

Question 5

How might intersectionality affect experiences of individuals accessing education or health services?

Answer 5

If one is in a rural/remote town, have a hearing impairment or indigenous this may disallow them to access health services

Question 6

How do you be culturally safe and responsible?

Answer 6

Listen to the person, apply skills to understand where they are coming from, actively listen, express personally difficult stuff to connect, don’t be judgmental

Question 7

How does societal pressure to speak another language impact how you feel about communication and identity?

Answer 7

People lose connection to their culture and identity due to having to learn and become part of a new one. This can cause loss of memories and culture as it gets lost in the western culture. This may impact communication styles as their new culture communicate in different ways.

Question 8

How do we support language revitalization?

Answer 8

Learning, collecting information about culture and preserving information. Can be done by using language

Question 9

What is SPA response to racism?

Answer 9

• Recognizes the ethical imperative for action
  
  • Recognize need to address racism
  • Stands in solidarity
  • Support BLM
  • Recognize impact of intergenerational trauma
  • Respect strength and resilience of A and TSI people and value their cultures
  • Understand there is much more to be done
    SPA will continue to work with them

Question 10

What implications did the UN declaration for SPA have?

Answer 10

• States take measures to protect Indigenous people
  
  • Right to transmit future generations their histories and languages
  • Ensure they can understand political, legal and administrative readings
  • This overall allows Indigenous peoples to be heard and helps to implement safe care in society in order for them to be equal

Question 11

How can we be culturally responsive in SP?

Answer 11

Employ Indigenous practitioners, Education, unbiased care, more experience in indigenous communities, highlight and allow for different cultures,

Question 12

What is culture?

Answer 12

The ideas, customs and social behavior of particular people in society

Question 13

What is article 13 in the UND for Indigenous people?

Answer 13

Indigenous peoples have the right to revitalize,
use, develop and transmit to future generations their histories, languages, oral traditions,
philosophies, writing systems and literatures,
and to designate and retain their own names for
communities, places and persons.
2. States shall take effective measures to ensure
that this right is protected and also to ensure
that indigenous peoples can understand and
be understood in political, legal and administrative proceedings, where necessary through
the provision of interpretation or by other appropriate means.

Question 14

What is article 14 in the UND for Indigenous people?

Answer 14

1. Indigenous peoples have the right to establish
   and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning.
2. Indigenous individuals, particularly children,
   have the right to all levels and forms of education of the State without discrimination.
3. States shall, in conjunction with indigenous peoples, take effective measures, in order for indigenous individuals, particularly children, including
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   those living outside their communities, to have
   access, when possible, to an education in their
   own culture and provided in their own language.