SOCWORK 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sixties Scoop, Going Underground, Canadian Indian Residential School System
9 Feb 2016
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Social work 1a06 - february 8th, 2015 - role of social workers in the lives of aboriginal peoples. Aboriginal worldviews as theories in social work. Despite many differences, there are also worldviews, values, beliefs that are. Three groups: indians, metis, inuit common to all. Holistic approach: recognition of the whole person including spiritual, physical, emotional and psychological elements. Egalitarianism: belief that all people should share equal social, political and economic rights and opportunities. Aboriginal values: permissiveness, extended family, interdependence, cooperation, humility, respect for elders, non-interference, children are gifts, communal living, emphasis on group/clan, emphasis on sharing, harmony with nature. Indian act of 1876 - defines indian status and outlines the administration of. Aimed to eliminate aboriginal cultures by removing children from communities. Aboriginal culture and spiritual practices including language was forbidden. Assimilation: process aimed at integrating people into a larger group by. Physical, mental and sexual abuse were common eliminating differences.
