![]() ![]() ![]() The number and scope of wildfires are also increasing sharply New Mexico’s ongoing Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire has now burned 315,000 acres. Now, as a megadrought has descended on the West, the most severe in 1,200 years, the flows are at crisis levels.Īnd to make things even more uncertain, the drought is accompanied by an aridification of the West - a prolonged drying that scientists say may become a permanent fixture in the region. The water was apportioned to farmers and other users at a time when water levels were near historic highs. Southwest, from the Colorado to the Gila. The story of the Rio Grande is similar to that of other desert mountain rivers in the U.S. Experts predict the Rio Grande will dry up completely all the way to Albuquerque this summer for the first time since the 1980s. Though the river this day is high and a rich chocolatey-red color, water levels are historically low and dropping precipitously. New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 67(1), 11-20.Hiking through the emerald green canopy of the bosque, or riverside cottonwood forest, near downtown Albuquerque, Tricia Snyder, an advocate for WildEarth Guardians, believes zero hour has arrived for the Rio Grande. When the river runs dry: Leadership, decolonisation and healing in occupational therapy. Key Words Colonisation, Indigenous, non-Indigenous, racism, strength-based framework Reference Gibson, C. This leadership should stand on the shoulders of Indigenous ancestors and be sturdy enough to shoulder future generations. ![]() This involves critically reflecting on the leadership it has built with Indigenous people and/or will build with Indigenous people. Right now, the occupational therapy profession needs to make conscious decisions about its collective leadership. Like the Barwon River, healing will take a long time. These conversations, work and discomfort are important for healing ourselves, our profession and our societies. Decolonising practices provide a platform to participate in difficult conversations, to do the hard work and to process the resulting discomfort. Celebrating success is just as important as remaining cognisant of how previous actions can easily come undone and launching the next set of actions. Decolonising practices include honouring indigenous peoples' voices, recognising the ongoing legacy of colonisation, and taking affirmative actions to remove imbalanced social relations and reverse social inequities. Decolonising practices are one of many approaches that can support non-Indigenous people's understandings of occupations and occupational therapy. Indigenous peoples, across the globe, not only resist oppressive Western ideologies, but continue to maintain, develop and/or restore their culture via cultural occupations. Western infrastructures inform, and in many instances, dictate the occupations of societies, communities and individuals. These management principles reflect the legacy of colonisation, including Western infrastructures, like legislation, health and education. Drought is one contributing factor but more significant are the domineering and biased river management principles. The Barwon River's water level is at an unprecedented low. This perennial river forms a part of the larger Murray-Darling basin, in the continent called Australia. A fundamental component of the Kamilaroi Nation is the Barwon River. I am a Kamilaroi woman, who speaks from my heart and therefore, the heart of my family and community. Abstract : This is a decolonising story about my people, (de)colonisation and occupational therapy.
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