Rebuilding Identities and Renewing Relationships: The Necessary Consolidation of Deficit- and Strength-based Discourses

In bringing attention to the historical victimization and continued discrimination associated with colonialist actions and paternalistic policies, Indigenous peoples in Canada employ both deficit- (disadvantages and gaps) and strength-based (empowerment and assets) discourses. These discourses have...

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Main Author: Kimberly Matheson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Toronto Libraries 2017-12-01
Series:MediaTropes
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Online Access:http://www.mediatropes.com/index.php/Mediatropes/article/view/29159