You-Tube Video Gives Voice to Aboriginal Women Struggling with Drug Addiction: University of Saskatchewan-Community Research Project

A powerful new music video From Stilettos to Moccasins was released this week, the culmination of a unique project that gave voice to Aboriginal women healing from drug abuse, addictions and problems with the law, together with those who are helping them on their journey.

The video is part of a community-based research project conducted by the University of Saskatchewan (U of S), National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation (NNAPF), and the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA).  The roughly four-minute video was shared at a national CCSA conference in Halifax this week and can be viewed on You-Tube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QRb8wA2iHs

The research project examined the role that identity and stigma have in the healing journeys of criminalized Aboriginal women in treatment for drug abuse at centres across Canada. The video is being used by the research team in the development of a discussion guide for workshops at addiction treatment centres across Canada.

For more information, please see the website of the research project at:  http://www.addictionresearchchair.com/creating-knowledge/national/cihr-research-project [posted on CBPR listserv]

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