Guiding Principles
Healing Through Language and Culture: A research project with Aboriginal peoples in Northwestern Canada
Team members, students, and project coordinator will exercise and exhibit:
Respect and responsiveness to guidance and wisdom offered by Elders
A sense of walking and learning together
A commitment to work together as a team and with communities in building relationships of respect, trust and openness
A willingness and intention to speak to be heard and listen to hear
A recognition and honouring of the diversity and strengths of one another
A recognition and honouring the cultural traditions and languages of Aboriginal communities
A commitment and sustained effort towards understanding and healing of Tan'si oma ehitnikeyahk?
A willingness to persevere against multiple and complex forms of difficulties and challenges
A recognition, honouring and respect for the many untold stories
A direct acknowledgement of Indigenous research methodologies and Indigenous ways of knowing and being
A deep caring of one another