Sacred Synergy

This four-month research project is a collaboration between Takla Nation, Vancouver Island University, the Salish Sea Entheogenic Society. The project’s goal is to evaluate the role of intergenerational trauma healing in addiction recovery within the Takla Nation by exploring an Indigenous-focused, entheogen-assisted recovery program with support from the Nation’s Addiction Resource Committee (ARC). The Multi-Eyed Seeing Intercultural Collaboration Framework (MeSICF) guides the research, incorporating the Two-Eyed Seeing approach and Third Space theory (Garcia, J, 2024). Participatory Action Research is utilised, employing Indigenous inquiry methods like talking circles and storytelling with Takla’s ARC. The project will explore the potential of expanding the existing wholistic practices in respect to how the men’s/women’s groups current sharing circles, and wisdom keeper’s group can support Takla’s wholistic health infrastructure.

Faculty Supervisor:

Georgina Martin

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Partner:

Mental Health Research Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Vancouver Island University

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