Fostering Fire: Cultural mentorship for Aboriginal girls in foster care on Vancouver Island

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dc.contributor.authorRitchie, Katherine
dc.contributor.supervisorPrendergast, Monica
dc.contributor.supervisorMcIvor, Onowa
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-02T19:52:32Z
dc.date.available2015-01-02T19:52:32Z
dc.date.copyright2014en_US
dc.date.issued2015-01-02
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Curriculum and Instruction
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractHistorically and currently, the federal and provincial or territorial governments of Canada have neglected to ensure that Aboriginal children in foster care receive genuine, Aboriginal-centered cultural support. This research project aims to address the lack of available cultural programming for Aboriginal girls in foster care. Through interviews and a review of current literature, knowledge about cultural programming is examined and components of a successful mentorship model for Aboriginal girls in foster care are identified. Five semi-structured interviews were carried out and analyzed through grounded theory, complemented with autobiographical reflections. The study concludes that there is an evident need for cultural continuity programming for Aboriginal girls in foster care on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and that a mentorship framework is the best applicable model.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0452en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0631en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0326en_US
dc.description.proquestemailkr@uvic.caen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5829
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/*
dc.subjectAboriginalen_US
dc.subjectgirlsen_US
dc.subjectmentorshipen_US
dc.subjectVancouver Islanden_US
dc.subjectcultureen_US
dc.subjectautobiographyen_US
dc.subjectgrounded theoryen_US
dc.subjectfoster careen_US
dc.subjectMCFDen_US
dc.subjectBritish Columbiaen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous Knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectidentityen_US
dc.titleFostering Fire: Cultural mentorship for Aboriginal girls in foster care on Vancouver Islanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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