Creative Arts and the Indigenous Healing Circle Within an Indigenous Context

Authors

  • Honoré France University of Victoria

Abstract

Within Indigenous cultures, there is a long tradition of the creative arts being interconnected within the everyday lives of human beings. Art, culture, and spirituality are the connections that are reflected in daily living. From a healing perspective, these connections remain one of the most successful ways of working with people. Through the lens of culture, specific clinical examples will show how the creative arts in therapy can be used with music, drumming, drama, storytelling, and woodcarving. Specific clinical examples involving these creative arts forms and residential school survivors are described to demonstrate the healing power of the creative arts in therapy from an Indigenous perspective.

Author Biography

Honoré France, University of Victoria

Honoré France is from the Ani-yun-wiwa First Nation and is an associate at Arrow to the Moon. He is also a professor emeritus in the Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies at the University of Victoria (Counselling Psychology Program). His current research and teaching interests are reconciliation and residential schools, cross-cultural issues, eco-psychology, and spirituality. He is active in sports, furniture making, arts (especially carving), and handyman activities.

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Published

2020-08-27

How to Cite

France, H. (2020). Creative Arts and the Indigenous Healing Circle Within an Indigenous Context. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 54(3), 413–429. Retrieved from https://dev.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/rcc/article/view/69452

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Special Issue Articles/ Articles d'édition spéciale