Occupational therapy responses to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Because at the same time that aboriginal [sic] people were being demeaned in the schools and their culture and language were being taken away from them and they were being told that they were inferior, they were pagans, that they were heathens and savages and that they were unworthy of being respect...

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Published inOccupational Therapy Now Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 3 - 4
Main Authors Phenix, Angie, Valavaara, Kaarina
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ottawa Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists 01.07.2019
Subjects
Education
Health care networks
Metis
Native peoples
Occupational therapy
Oppression
Schools
Sinclair, Murray
Therapists
Canada
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Summary:Because at the same time that aboriginal [sic] people were being demeaned in the schools and their culture and language were being taken away from them and they were being told that they were inferior, they were pagans, that they were heathens and savages and that they were unworthy of being respected-that very same message was being given to the non-aboriginal children in the public schools as well" (Kennedy, 2015). The calls to action of the TRC specifically provide health care practitioners, including occupational therapists, with concrete guidance for how to redress the legacy of residential schools and promote equitable health outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada. There is not a single or easy way to change and advocate for our practice(s) to be more culturally safe and anti-oppressive-but it is our hope that these stories can serve as inspiration and assurance that we all enter into this journey at different times and places and can take action at many different levels within occupational therapy.
ISSN:1481-5532