SWP 301 Chapter 3: Week 3 reading

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SWP 301
• Professor: Shane Young

Document Summary

Soup days and decolonization: indigenous pathways to anti-oppressive practice. America: composed of five tribes, the haudenosaunee also call themselves the. Contextual understanding as practice: understanding the impact that generations of traumatic experiences have had on. Onkwehonwe people: understanding of indigenous cultural practices, languages, and ceremonies, as well as sustaining a connection to the family and land, play important roles in maintaining good health and well-being among onkwehonwe students. Soup days (baines) i tried to approach my practice from a cultural perspective and began to incorporate ways of helping and connecting to native people that had been part of my growing-up. Onkwehonwe students at mcmaster, it extended their financial resources and eased their stress. Children, young adults, adults and older people as well as the cycle of seasons spring, summer, fall and winter: most first nations teachings are based on the natural cycles of the environment.