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Chapter 9
Recreating the Structures of Belonging
From: Legacy
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In this chapter, the author explores how Indigenous communities act as owners of their own communities in order to build the social capital necessary for community growth and transformation, and how non-indigenous people can make way for this to facilitate reconciliation.
Contributors
Suzanne Methot
SUZANNE METHOT is a Nehiyaw writer, editor, educator, and community worker born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and raised in Peace River, Alberta. Her work has been published in anthologies including Steal My Rage and Let the Drums Be Your Heart. She has worked in the non-profit sector, in the classroom, and in advocacy and direct service positions in Indigenous community–based agencies. She is co-author of the textbook Aboriginal Beliefs, Values, and Aspirations, and she currently lives in Toronto, Ontario.