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Starting a Conversation with Dante Carter: Nanâtawihowin (Healing & Finding Place) through Economic Self-Determination
January 29 at 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Please join Dante Carter for the next Starting the Conversation!
Topic
This study explores the relationship between economic abuse, wellbeing, and economic self-determination among nêhiyawak women and Two-Spirit individuals in Onion Lake. Inspired by personal experiences growing up in the community, the research investigates how participants navigate economic abuse to foster wellbeing and identifies protective factors that support healing. Drawing on literature about gender-based violence—particularly economic abuse as a form of intimate partner violence (IPV)—as well as historic and present-day economic influences, the study aims to deepen understanding of the connections between economic challenges and nêhiyawak wellbeing. This work highlights the resilience and self-determination of Indigenous women and Two-Spirit individuals.
Bio
Dante Carter is a nêhiyaw-iskwêw from Onion Lake Cree Nation, SK. She is in the second year of her masters program in the IIGS Indigenous Knowledges Theme. Her community-based research, focused on nanâtawihowin (Healing & Finding Place), delves into economic development that enhances community supports for Indigenous women and Two-Spirited folx within her home community.
Dante received an ICER Student CER Award in 2024 to support her research.
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Everyone is welcome!