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Papers by Jann Derrick
and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requi... more and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal Ohén:tOn KarihwatéhKwen/ MOhawK thanKsgiving address Words Before All Else Onwa wenhnisera`;te inokwakia`taro:ron ne irorihwa:ke ne aitewakaènionnion tsi niiohtonha:kie tsi nat`titewatere ne onkwehshon:à tanon`tsi ni:ioht tsi rokwatakwen ne ohontsia:ke. Ne ne a:irenre`k akwe`kon sken:nen tsi tewanonhton:nion ne tsi niionkwe:take kenhnon:we iahitewaia"taie:ri oni tsi ionkwata"tari:te iah thaho:ten tekionkwakia"tonkion ne kananhwa'ktenhtshera'. Ne kati ehnon: we iorihwa:ke tsi entewatka'we ne kanonhweratonhtshera. Today we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue. We have been given the duty to live in balance and harmony with each other and all living things. So now, we bring our minds together as one, as we give greetings and thanks to each other as people. Now our minds are one (Six Nations Indian Museum, 1993).
SAGE Publications, Inc. eBooks, Mar 5, 2013
Working as a family systems therapist with Native and non-Native families, the author observed tw... more Working as a family systems therapist with Native and non-Native families, the author observed two opposing social systems. Non-native families systems typify "The Box System," whereas native family systems portray "The Circle System." A few characteristics of the Circle System are: (1) a focus on life and peacefulness; (2) females and children are respected and honored; (3) learning is based on direct experience; (4) inner experience is communicated through storytelling, allegories, myths, and art; (5) communication between people is honest and direct; and (6) the goal of life is to achieve a Oneness with others. In contrast, the Box System: (1) idealizes war; (2) is white rale dominated; (3) is hierarchical; (4) suppresses emotions; (5) :ules through authority and domination; (6) creates labels to determine whether something is good or bad, right or wrong; (7) sees money as power; and (8) emphasizes memorization and a lojical step-by-step approach to learning. In the history of North America, the non-natives in the Box System imposed oppression and control upon the Circle System. Members of the Circle System show signs of stress under this oppression, similar to those of war veterans. These include high levels of anxiety, sexual dysfunction, a hopeless approach to life, use of addictive substances, and family dysfunction. Healing can take place by switching from the Box to the Circle. There is some evidence that the Box System has softened, and the First Nations' People may lead the return to the Circle. (KS)
First Peoples Child & Family Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal Honouring the Voices, Perspectives, and Knowledges of First Peoples
This paper shares stories from multigenerational Secwépemc and Indigenous healers (including soci... more This paper shares stories from multigenerational Secwépemc and Indigenous healers (including social work and counselling practitioners) with Secwépemc kinship ties. Each Secwépemc and Indigenous healer works with Secwépemc and Indigenous children and youth in Secwépemcúlucw, the land of the Secwépemc Nation. The work is a form of "ancestor accountability" (Gumbs, 2016), as it is one that is embedded in our kinship relationships and our learning on the land together with our children, family, and Elders. Through the methodological framework of Steseptekwle-Secwépemc storytelling-together with Red Intersectionality, these stories are examples of new tellings, or re-storying, of the Snine (Owl) story that not only illuminate the ongoing resistance to colonial power, but also of the resurgence and reinstatement of Secwépemc ways of addressing wellness and healing.
Working as a family systems therapist with Native and non-Native families, the author observed tw... more Working as a family systems therapist with Native and non-Native families, the author observed two opposing social systems. Non-native families systems typify "The Box System," whereas native family systems portray "The Circle System." A few characteristics of the Circle System are: (1) a focus on life and peacefulness; (2) females and children are respected and honored; (3) learning is based on direct experience; (4) inner experience is communicated through storytelling, allegories, myths, and art; (5) communication between people is honest and direct; and (6) the goal of life is to achieve a Oneness with others. In contrast, the Box System: (1) idealizes war; (2) is white rale dominated; (3) is hierarchical; (4) suppresses emotions; (5) :ules through authority and domination; (6) creates labels to determine whether something is good or bad, right or wrong; (7) sees money as power; and (8) emphasizes memorization and a lojical step-by-step approach to learning. In the history of North America, the non-natives in the Box System imposed oppression and control upon the Circle System. Members of the Circle System show signs of stress under this oppression, similar to those of war veterans. These include high levels of anxiety, sexual dysfunction, a hopeless approach to life, use of addictive substances, and family dysfunction. Healing can take place by switching from the Box to the Circle. There is some evidence that the Box System has softened, and the First Nations' People may lead the return to the Circle. (KS)
Multicultural Couple Therapy, 2009
Critical Social Work
This article shares our reflections and learning on decolonizing field education programs based o... more This article shares our reflections and learning on decolonizing field education programs based on exploratory research in the Interior of British Columbia (BC). Because there is no existing research on field education by or with urban Aboriginal people this article aims to contribute to the development of new literature on the process of decolonizing field education practices through cultural safety and intersectional frameworks. The findings call for a transformation in social work and human service field education policies and practices.
and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requi... more and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal Ohén:tOn KarihwatéhKwen/ MOhawK thanKsgiving address Words Before All Else Onwa wenhnisera`;te inokwakia`taro:ron ne irorihwa:ke ne aitewakaènionnion tsi niiohtonha:kie tsi nat`titewatere ne onkwehshon:à tanon`tsi ni:ioht tsi rokwatakwen ne ohontsia:ke. Ne ne a:irenre`k akwe`kon sken:nen tsi tewanonhton:nion ne tsi niionkwe:take kenhnon:we iahitewaia"taie:ri oni tsi ionkwata"tari:te iah thaho:ten tekionkwakia"tonkion ne kananhwa'ktenhtshera'. Ne kati ehnon: we iorihwa:ke tsi entewatka'we ne kanonhweratonhtshera. Today we have gathered and we see that the cycles of life continue. We have been given the duty to live in balance and harmony with each other and all living things. So now, we bring our minds together as one, as we give greetings and thanks to each other as people. Now our minds are one (Six Nations Indian Museum, 1993).
SAGE Publications, Inc. eBooks, Mar 5, 2013
Working as a family systems therapist with Native and non-Native families, the author observed tw... more Working as a family systems therapist with Native and non-Native families, the author observed two opposing social systems. Non-native families systems typify "The Box System," whereas native family systems portray "The Circle System." A few characteristics of the Circle System are: (1) a focus on life and peacefulness; (2) females and children are respected and honored; (3) learning is based on direct experience; (4) inner experience is communicated through storytelling, allegories, myths, and art; (5) communication between people is honest and direct; and (6) the goal of life is to achieve a Oneness with others. In contrast, the Box System: (1) idealizes war; (2) is white rale dominated; (3) is hierarchical; (4) suppresses emotions; (5) :ules through authority and domination; (6) creates labels to determine whether something is good or bad, right or wrong; (7) sees money as power; and (8) emphasizes memorization and a lojical step-by-step approach to learning. In the history of North America, the non-natives in the Box System imposed oppression and control upon the Circle System. Members of the Circle System show signs of stress under this oppression, similar to those of war veterans. These include high levels of anxiety, sexual dysfunction, a hopeless approach to life, use of addictive substances, and family dysfunction. Healing can take place by switching from the Box to the Circle. There is some evidence that the Box System has softened, and the First Nations' People may lead the return to the Circle. (KS)
First Peoples Child & Family Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal Honouring the Voices, Perspectives, and Knowledges of First Peoples
This paper shares stories from multigenerational Secwépemc and Indigenous healers (including soci... more This paper shares stories from multigenerational Secwépemc and Indigenous healers (including social work and counselling practitioners) with Secwépemc kinship ties. Each Secwépemc and Indigenous healer works with Secwépemc and Indigenous children and youth in Secwépemcúlucw, the land of the Secwépemc Nation. The work is a form of "ancestor accountability" (Gumbs, 2016), as it is one that is embedded in our kinship relationships and our learning on the land together with our children, family, and Elders. Through the methodological framework of Steseptekwle-Secwépemc storytelling-together with Red Intersectionality, these stories are examples of new tellings, or re-storying, of the Snine (Owl) story that not only illuminate the ongoing resistance to colonial power, but also of the resurgence and reinstatement of Secwépemc ways of addressing wellness and healing.
Working as a family systems therapist with Native and non-Native families, the author observed tw... more Working as a family systems therapist with Native and non-Native families, the author observed two opposing social systems. Non-native families systems typify "The Box System," whereas native family systems portray "The Circle System." A few characteristics of the Circle System are: (1) a focus on life and peacefulness; (2) females and children are respected and honored; (3) learning is based on direct experience; (4) inner experience is communicated through storytelling, allegories, myths, and art; (5) communication between people is honest and direct; and (6) the goal of life is to achieve a Oneness with others. In contrast, the Box System: (1) idealizes war; (2) is white rale dominated; (3) is hierarchical; (4) suppresses emotions; (5) :ules through authority and domination; (6) creates labels to determine whether something is good or bad, right or wrong; (7) sees money as power; and (8) emphasizes memorization and a lojical step-by-step approach to learning. In the history of North America, the non-natives in the Box System imposed oppression and control upon the Circle System. Members of the Circle System show signs of stress under this oppression, similar to those of war veterans. These include high levels of anxiety, sexual dysfunction, a hopeless approach to life, use of addictive substances, and family dysfunction. Healing can take place by switching from the Box to the Circle. There is some evidence that the Box System has softened, and the First Nations' People may lead the return to the Circle. (KS)
Multicultural Couple Therapy, 2009
Critical Social Work
This article shares our reflections and learning on decolonizing field education programs based o... more This article shares our reflections and learning on decolonizing field education programs based on exploratory research in the Interior of British Columbia (BC). Because there is no existing research on field education by or with urban Aboriginal people this article aims to contribute to the development of new literature on the process of decolonizing field education practices through cultural safety and intersectional frameworks. The findings call for a transformation in social work and human service field education policies and practices.