VIU Indigenous/Xwulmuxw Studies professor and UBC Alumna, Dr. Georgina Martin welcomes all to attend her book launch event at VIU's Malaspina Theatre (bldg 310) on Oct 22, from 4:30-6:30pm.
Dr. Martin is Secwepemc and a member of the Williams Lake First Nation (T’exelc). She centers Indigenous knowledge in her teaching and research methodologies, her strength coming from embodied experience to reclaim space for Indigenous peoples within academia to address historical and contemporary injustices.
Dr. Martin's book emerged from PhD research that examined the stories of three generations of Secwepemc peoples to show how knowing oneself strengthens culture and identities.
Through a process of storytelling Dr. Martin creates new meanings and philosophical knowledge that privilege Secwepemc ways of knowing and being.
Drumming Our Way Home assists educators, policymakers, and the public to understand the effects of residential school trauma and intergenerational legacies on the lived experiences of Indigenous people.
This unique book will help peoples of all backgrounds as they embark on their own identity journey, will assist educators in more effectively intervening in cycles of marginalization, and will inform policymakers in minimizing the impacts of cultural alienation.
Book: https://www.ubcpress.ca/drumming-our-way-home
