Abstract

The national COVID-19 pandemic response presents a sharp contrast to the matrilineal social kinship and knowledge exchange systems that Métis women and girls rely on for safety, security, and wellbeing. In this article, we demonstrate that while Métis women and girls have been left out of the national pandemic response, they continue to carry intergenerational healing knowledges that have been passed down from the kokums (grandmas) to the iskwêsisisak (girls). We show how urban Métis girls and women are both managing and tackling COVID-19 through innovative and community-based initiatives like Well Living House and the Call Auntie Hotline.

Details

Title
Kokums to the Iskwêsisisak
Author
Jones, Carly; Monchalin, Renée; Bourgeois, Cheryllee; Smylie, Janet
Pages
116-132
Section
Articles
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Dec 2020
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Inc.
ISSN
19388209
e-ISSN
19388322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2488258868
Copyright
© 2020. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.