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 2. 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 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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