Journeys of culturally connecting: Aboriginal young people's experiences of cultural connection in and beyond out‐of‐home care

Jacynta Krakouer

doi:10.1111/cfs.13007

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Journeys of culturally connecting: Aboriginal young people's experiences of cultural connection in and beyond out‐of‐home care

Jacynta Krakouer

Child & Family Social Work Vol. 28 No. 3 pp. 822-832 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractWith growing overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in out‐of‐home care (OOHC), cultural disconnection is an omnipresent threat. Despite research and inquiries that have highlighted the risk of cultural disconnection for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children living in OOHC, limited research has explored Indigenous children and young people's experiences of cultural connection in the Australian context. Informed by Indigenous Standpoint Theory, this Aboriginal‐led qualitative study sought to understand 10 OOHC‐experienced Aboriginal young people's experiences of cultural connection over time, including after exit from OOHC, through retrospective interviews that employed a phenomenological lens. It was found that Aboriginal young people experienced cultural connection as a heterogenous process involving identity formation and the practice of culture, enacted as a choice over time. The complexity of Aboriginal young people's experiences of cultural connection over time gives rise to a new understanding of cultural connection as a journey of culturally connecting, wherein the risk of cultural disconnection is complicated by intergenerational child removals, dominant discourse about what constitutes Aboriginal culture, and removal from an Aboriginal cultural milieu.

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Published: Feb 23, 2023
Vol/Issue: 28(3)
Pages: 822-832
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Authors

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Jacynta Krakouer

Health and Social Care Unit Monash University Melbourne Victoria Australia; Department of Social Work The University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria Australia

Funding

Australian Government

Cite This Article

Jacynta Krakouer (2023). Journeys of culturally connecting: Aboriginal young people's experiences of cultural connection in and beyond out‐of‐home care. Child & Family Social Work, 28(3), 822-832. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13007

Journeys of culturally connecting: Aboriginal young people's experiences of cultural connection in and beyond out‐of‐home care

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