Advancement
To date, the group has:
- Held a series of meetings with the partners of Uauitshitun to jointly define the specific objectives of the project, the terms of its implementation, and the follow-up meetings;
- With the partners, developed the tools needed to recruit participants and collect data;
- Reviewed the literature on customary adoption;
- Participated in a radio program on Uashat mak Mani-Utenam community radio about the ongoing research project;
- Visited the community of Uashat mak Mani-Utenam twice (May 2014 and July 2014). During these visits, the co-investigators, with the collaboration with the research assistant, conducted all the planned interviews with the participants;
- Finalized the verbatim transcript of the interviews;
- Finalized the layout of all verbatim forms as oral histories;
- Started the validation of the oral histories by the participants;
- With the partners, developed the coding grid to analyze the oral histories.
EVENTS
Aboriginal Summit on Custom, Family and Adoption, in collaboration with the the Canada Research Chair on Legal Diversity and Aboriginal Peoples headed by Professor Otis, Uashat mak Mani-Utenam, June 30, 2014 (conference schedule is available on this page, below).
