In this episode, host Isabella Naiduki speaks about the value and importance of using the method of Talanoa as a research tool in academic writing. At the end of the podcast there is a poem written and recited by Fijian poet & activist Peter Sipeli, titled – Talanoa. (Sounds used in this podcasts are – Birds in Kalopa State Park by Tom Benedict; Storm by David Juradoh, all made possible by the website freesounds.org)
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Victoria O’Keefe is and Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, and is part of their Centre for Indigenous Health. Victoria is Cherokee Nation and Seminole Nation. She is also a psychologist. In this video she discusses the Decolonising Mental Health Systems webinar held in November 2022…
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