RESOLVE Statement Gathering Project: Partnering With the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Community Cheryl Fraehlich, RESOLVE Manitoba

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RESOLVE Statement Gathering Project Partnering
With the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and
the Community Cheryl Fraehlich, RESOLVE Manitoba
RESOLVE Research and Education for Solutions To
Violence and Abuse
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RESOLVE

• Prairie-based research network that coordinates
  and supports research aimed at ending violence,
  especially violence aimed at girls and women
• Centres at University of Manitoba, University of
  Saskatchewan and University of Calgary

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Our Mission

• Work with community groups to identify areas
  where additional research needs to be done
• Work in interdisciplinary teams in partnership
  with community groups and other universities and
  centres in Canada
• Train students and members of community
  organizations in research methods

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The Alliance of Canadian Research Centres on
Violence

• RESOLVE (Manitoba, Saskatchewan Alberta)
• Centre for Research Education on Violence
  Against Women Against Women and Children
  University of Western Ontario
• Freda Centre for Research on Violence Against
  Women and Children Vancouver
• Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family
  Violence Research University of New Brunswick
• Le center de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la
  violence familiale et la violence faite aux
  femmes (CRI-VIFF) University of Montreal

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RESOLVE Projects The Healing Journey

• A longitudinal, tri-provincial study examining
  womens experiences of intimate partner violence
• Funded by SSHRC (CURA)
• Over 200 women from each of the Prairie Provinces
  have participated in semi-structured interviews
• Relied on partnerships with community agencies
  and organizations

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Statement Gathering Project Phase I

• Prepare a submission for ethics approval to the
  University of Manitoba Research Ethics Board
• Recruit, hire and train 12 statement gatherers
• Explore ways of identifying and recruiting
  individuals who want to provide statements about
  their residential school experience
• Explore and identify safe spaces for statement
  gathering
• Begin to gather statements in the community

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Ethics

• Detailed submission to Research Ethics Board
• Not typical research
• Required negotiation with TRC
• Certificate of ethical approval received

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Statement Gatherers

• 12 trained statement gatherers
• 11 Aboriginal
• 10 females/ 2 males
• 6 students/6 community
• English, Cree and Ojibway
• Teams of 1 academic facilitator and 4 statement
  gatherers

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Training

• Two day in-house training
• Introduction to TRC
• Process and procedures for statement gathering
• Role of health support workers
• Compassion fatigue/self care
• Team building
• Two day training organized by TRC

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TRC National Event Winnipeg June 16 -19

• 14 RESOLVE statement gatherers worked at National
  Event (plus 6 RESOLVE Sask.)
• 275 private statements
• Some participated in youth sharing circle

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More Training!

• Reviewing process and procedures
• Training on audio/video equipment

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Statement Gathering Sites

• William Norrie Centre
• 2 rooms
• Aboriginal Education Centre
• 2 rooms
• Centralized system to obtain information about
  the project and schedule statements

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Recruitment

• Presentations at community agencies
• Osborne House West Broadway Womens Centre
• Wolseley Family Place Nine Circles Community
  Health Centre
• Ma Mawi Kekinan Centre
• Urban Circle North End Womens Centre
• Mothers of Red Nation Native Womens Transition
  Centre
• Ikwe-Widdjiitiwin Andrews Street Family Centre
• Ka Ni Kanichihk

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Recruitment

• Recruitment process will be ongoing
• Revisiting agencies
• Consultation with agency staff, elders, community
  members

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The Future Phase 2

• Continue statement gathering within community
  (Winnipeg)
• Possible expansion to other Manitoba sites

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Possibilities for Research

• Examination of strength and resilience

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Thank you!Questions?

• fraehlic_at_cc.umanitoba.ca