From the margins : cultural safety from an Okanagan/Sqilxw perspective
department or school: Graduate Studies, College of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Mitchell, Vanessa
issued: 2018-04-04T15:23:07Z
issued: 2018
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The purpose of this research project was to examine cultural safety from an Okanagan/Sqilxw perspective. Cultural safety is a term that originated in New Zealand with the Maori people in their need to address the health disparities and power imbalances within the institution of health. As cultural safety has become adapted in practice within the Interior Region, it became necessary to examine the concept closer with peoples of the Interior. As the Syilx (Okanagan) are one of the seven First Nations located in the Interior Region, and of which I am a member, this project was primarily conducted with Okanagan/Sqilxw members of the Okanagan Indian Band. The research was guided by participatory action research and Indigenous methodologies. The analytical framework was based on the enowkinwixw, which is an Okanagan/Sqilxw decision making process that undertakes serious issues of concern in the community. In order to ground this research in community, it was equally necessary that I abide by community ethics. Therefore, an Advisory Committee, formed solely of Okanagan Indian Band members, held my research and me accountable to community. Talking Circles was how community members were brought together to break down the terms culture and safety, and to discuss what cultural safety meant to them. In analyzing the contribution from community members, it is integral for Okanagan/Sqilxw to gain cultural confidence; that is, the confidence to voice one’s or people’s concerns and direction. Further, it is cultural safety that community and mainstream healthcare must strive for. Both are an investment in a lifelong journey into one’s self.
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note: FROM THE MARGINS: CULTURAL SAFETY FROM AN OKANAGAN SQILXW PERSPECTIVE by Vanessa Mitchell B.A., The University of British Columbia Okanagan, 2008 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Interdisciplinary Studies) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan Campus) March 2018 © Vanessa Mitchell, 2018 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: From the Margins: Cultural Safety from an Okanagan/Sqilxw Perspective submitted by Vanessa Mitchell in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts Dr. Rachelle Hole, School of Social Work, Faculty of Health and Social Development Supervisor Dr. Jeannette Armstrong, Community, Culture and Global Studies Faculty, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Donna Kurtz, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Allison Hargreaves, Critical Studies, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies University Examiner Click or tap here to enter text. External Examiner Additional Committee Members include: Dr. Peter Hutchinson, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Supervisory Committee Member Click or tap here to enter text. Supervisory Committee Member March 21, 2018 iii Abstract The purpose of this research project was to examine cultural safety from an Okanagan/Sqilxw perspective. Cultural safety is a term that originated in New Zealand with the Maori people in their need to address the health disparities and power imbalances within the institution of health. As cultural safety has become adapted in practice within the Interior Region, it became necessary to examine the concept closer with peoples of the Interior. As the Syilx (Okanagan) are one of the seven First Nations located in the Interior Region, and of which I am a member…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2018-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0364669
language: eng
degree discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/65103