How one becomes what one is: transformative journeys to allyship

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dc.contributor.authorKnudsgaard, Harald Bart
dc.contributor.supervisorThomas, Qwul'sih'yah'maht Robina Anne
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-09T19:45:11Z
dc.date.copyright2019en_US
dc.date.issued2020-01-09
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Social Worken_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Social Work M.S.W.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the phenomenon of Indigenous/non-Indigenous allyship. In this thesis, Indigenous child welfare leaders were interviewed regarding their perspectives on allyship and were asked to identify non-Indigenous leaders whom they consider allies. Through a storytelling methodology, these non-Indigenous leaders were interviewed regarding their journeys to allyship. As the researcher I employed thematic analysis of the interviews conducted to determine if there are patterns that suggest a process through which a non-Indigenous person becomes an ally. Analysis of the literature and the interviews conducted suggest critical processes that non-Indigenous leaders have undergone, and comprise a series of steps, in the journey to allyship. The research questions addressed in this thesis are: (1) Are there process patterns or themes that emerge with the phenomenon of allyship? (2) Is there a framework that can be identified that can inform a settler leader’s journey to becoming an ally? The research findings suggest that there are essential process patterns that emerge with the phenomenon of allyship. Further, the findings suggest there is danger in suggesting a sequential or linear process for this journey of head, heart and spirit.en_US
dc.description.embargo2020-12-19
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/11480
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectAllyen_US
dc.subjectAllyshipen_US
dc.subjectSettler Allyen_US
dc.subjectNon-Indigenous Allyen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous Settler Relationshipen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous Child Welfareen_US
dc.subjectDelegated Aboriginal Agencyen_US
dc.subjectSettler Social Workeren_US
dc.subjectIndigenous Settler Partnershipen_US
dc.subjectUnsettlingen_US
dc.subjectUnbecomingen_US
dc.subjectReconciliationen_US
dc.subjectDecolonizingen_US
dc.titleHow one becomes what one is: transformative journeys to allyshipen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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