PASS THE SAGE
WRITING STYLE/ TOPICS
WRITING STYLE
The writing style for the book should be first person ("when I sat down I saw") . The story should have a beginning, middle and ending. It should be all true, NO fictional characters or events. (Alisias may be used to protect identities)
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The story should take up a minimum of one page and maximum of 3. It should be raw but end with some sort of uplifting finish. Imagine your writing a letter to an old friend explaining the situation and experience in its severity but letting them know you've overcome, or are currently trying to overcome it resiliently.
The story does not need to be a SPECFIC occurrence of trauma, as trauma survivors often deal with trauma response in lack of memory. It could be as simple as telling a friend how you felt during the experience, how it effected you mentally/ physically/spiritually and how you managed to deal with the situation
Topics to Write About
There is a wide variety of topics to write about as Indigenous peoples who have endured and continue to endure many hardships . The topics listed are not limited to these options, if there is a topic you'd like to share and a story you want to be heard you are more than welcome to submit it to our team.
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Life on reserves, Loss of land, culture, State of emergencies , lack of resources, low income, suicide,
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Poverty, racism, substance use and abuse, sexual abuse, childhood trauma, domestic violence
Residential school, MMIW, intergenerational trauma,
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