Aboriginal - Girls Action Foundation

development in the helping profession to become a nurse has brought me to this place of
wholistic healing for myself and others and with writing this piece on what healing is.
Healing cannot be taught by others, but learnt within ourselves. The guidance of the
medicine wheel and the teachings are the basis of what I plan to integrate into practice,
within the healing world. Without the balance of the mental, physical, emotional and
spiritual we cannot begin to heal, or establish a sense of balance. The poetic piece also
represents what a woman or creator is. The woman is the creator, and therefore we
are all the creators. We carry the incredible gift of giving and creating life. The womb is
symbolized and cherished within our native culture, to give thanks for the world in which
we live; therefore, we are all praying and giving back to ourselves. Ourselves, as women
and as creators are in a unique position of being recognized as beautiful beings, within
our culture as other cultures may not be so aware of the beauty in which we hold. This is
not to be confused with egoism, as we are no better of different than our fellow beings,
but just carry the special gift of giving life.
The poem is a reflection of how we may be able to start healing, looking inwardly,
opposed to the complexity of outward healing. The healing of our women is important
to the overall healing of our people, as we are the creators, being able to bring that
awareness forward to our people. The help us remember that we are responsible for
nothing but taking care of our inward growth, to be the strong leaders of today that we
are.
Aboriginal women as leaders seems natural, as we traditionally lead our communities, by
providing life to our children, nurturing families through story, through laughter, through
wisdom and knowledge. The leadership of Aboriginal women is so important to carry on
through sharing the feeling, the feeling of love and connectedness to our mother earth.
To take that foundation of our teachings and teach others the importance of preserving
our native traditions and lands will inspire our young people to do the same and carry on
the beauty of women everywhere in this world.
44 Katrina Graham