The Importance Of Cultural Therapy

Culture plays a huge role in many phases of our lives and it is where many grounding as individuals come from. The culture we are born into plays a significant part in the people we are, who we become and how we see the world. It is interesting that we are talking about this in class because it is so relevant to an story I heard on CBC radio recently. The show was talking about something called cultural therapy. I had never heard of this before and it intrigued me. So much so, that it really made me think. It isn’t really like me to listen to something on CBC but it caught my ear because it seemed so appropriate to the kinds of issues we talk about in class. As I understand it, cultural therapy is used to understand individual trauma and how …show more content…
Minister Bennett is rightfully taking a great initiative here in tying indigenous historical law practice with the national inquiry on murdered and missing children. I believe this is an important step in taking this horrible issue to a higher level of importance. The fact that there are so many missing aboriginal women and that so many have been murdered to an alarming high incidence rate is horrifying. The individual stories I have heard are also horrible. The number of victims has grown and the government is only now acknowledging that a closer look into this atrocity needs to take place. The inclusion of aboriginal teachings brings more respect to the inquiry and is symbolic for first nation’s communities who up until now felt abandoned or uncared about. By including their traditional practices, the government is also saying we understand and we are sorry it took so long for us to realize this wasn’t …show more content…
It makes sense for this reason that cultural based values should be included in the inquiry process. Having such practices in place will, along with making discoveries, include a healing component for the many people affected by the murders. The family members and friends of these many women have gone through their own terrible pain. Including cultural beliefs will help the healing process for these people as well. By using traditional teachings as a guide, the inquiry will have a more thoughtful outcome. Understanding victims helps lead inquiries just as much sometimes as figuring out