"Honoring Traditional Values Through Intergenerational Community"
Babette Sandman
About This Audio
Babette Sandman shares how traditional Indigenous wisdom informs inclusive group composition. She explains that a truly successful group includes both an elder and a baby, and describes how their lived experience partnership welcomed a breastfeeding child and an elder, creating more inclusive, family-centered partnership spaces.
Key Insight
"In my traditional ways, a truly successful group includes both an elder and a baby."
Consider how honoring cultural values can create more inclusive partnership spaces.
Reflection Questions
- •How do your current meeting norms accommodate participants' full lives?
- •What cultural values could inform more inclusive group composition in your work?
- •How might welcoming intergenerational participation change your partnership dynamics?
Try This Practice
Inclusive Space Design: Consider how you can create meeting spaces that honor the fullness of participants' lives, including family responsibilities.
Ask yourself: What would it look like to welcome children, elders, or other family members into your partnership gatherings?