Indigenous Artist Michael Fatt for the NWT Disabilities Council
WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR STORIES!
WHAT IS THIS PROJECT?
Indigenous VOICES is an opportunity to recognize the lived experience of Indigenous peoples living with disabilities in our communities. Indigenous people with disabilities face unique challenges as a marginalized population within a marginalized population. With this project we seek to gather stories of individuals and families, living with disabilities, from across the Northwest Territories. These stories can be oral history or in a form of visual art. It is our hope that through this project we can create an opportunity to honour the resilience and contributions that Indigenous people with disabilities make in our communities, as well as celebrate the culture of care that exists in Indigenous communities.
An honorarium will be provided for those who share their story.
VISION
The NWT Disabilities Council envisions that all individuals living with disability have equal access to full citizenship, as guaranteed under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, toward the achievement of a self-determined, fulfilling, and meaningful life.
CORE VALUES
Everything that the NWT Disabilities Council does reflects our six core values.
- Every person with a disability has the right to respect, dignity, individual autonomy, and full citizenship.
- We believe in equity, fairness, inclusion, and accessibility for all.
- We believe that individuals with a disability and their families have the right to be empowered and free to be self-determining.
- We recognize that individuals with a disability are experts on their own life.
- We support the autonomy of Indigenous communities to direct supports to community members with disabilities.
- We honour the wisdom of all cultures in all of our work.
For more information or to participate, contact: