Many study participants expressed that learning about their culture was an important part of survival as an Aboriginal person in today’s Aboriginal society.
Sharing Culture
Strategies to Face Adversity: Humour
August 30, 2013
Humour for most participants was an important coping mechanism used to deal with the many adversities they had to face on a daily basis. It was also used to help deal with stressful and painful traumatic events suffered by some participants.
Strategies to Face Adversity: Letting Go, Forgiveness and Healing
August 29, 2013
Every participant spoke of the healing process and how before such a process can begin, they had to let go of negative emotions such as anger and hatred.
Strategies to Face Adversity: Role Models
August 28, 2013
Role models were important to many participants and played a major role in many individuals being able to face and overcome the many adversities they had to face during their lives.
Strategies to Face Adversity: Health
August 27, 2013
Although health was not a major concern for most participants, some saw health as an important factor underlying resilience.
Strategies to Face Adversity: Education
August 26, 2013
Many participants spoke of education as power and how having an education certainly empowered them as individuals.
