Thrivival: The Fire Within
Project Title: Forming Strong Cultural Identities in an Intersecting Space of Indigeneity and Autism
Project Lead and Speaker: Heather Simpson, Justice Institute of British Columbia

Part 2: Dedication to Elder Lillian Howard, Muchalaht First Nation
MP3 Audio

This research project provides a voice and leadership opportunity for Indigenous students with autism through participatory action research to inform and ask how B.C. post-secondary teaching and learning practices and policy can better integrate Indigenous knowledge in education and arts programming and disrupt patterns of social injustice, exclusion, and cultural genocide while promoting positive identity formation, pride, and resilience for Indigenous persons with autism. We invite you to listen to the oral recording of our final report, Thrivival: The Fire Within.

For more information, read about 2021–2022 BCcampus Research Fellow Heather Simpson on BCcampus.ca.

Note: If you notice an error in the closed captions (or transcript file), please email support@bccampus.ca with details of the error, the time stamp, and your suggested correction, if any.