Intergenerational Survivor and Healing | Matthew Shorting | TEDxWinnipeg

Having been a permanent ward of the Child Welfare system in Manitoba, Matthew shares Adverse Childhood experiences and how to heal from this while working through Intra personal conflicts in society. Matthew Shorting is Anishinaabe living on Treaty 1 Territory and is a member of the Little Saskatchewan First Nation Treaty 2. He was placed in the Manitoba Child Welfare system at 5 months old, becoming a permanent ward at 6 until the age of 18. He now shares how he heals from intergenerational trauma to holistic well-being.
Matthew works in restorative justice and is a father to a 10-year-old daughter. He’s participated in various speaking engagements since 2012, assists with Meet me at the the Belltower and volunteers for Bear Clan in Winnipeg. In June of 2017, Matthew was 1 of 4 Indigenous torch carriers that helped light the Canada Summer Games flame.
On November 7, 2018, Matthew was a voice in The Amendment made to the Child and Family Services Act. BILL 223, where Children can no longer be apprehended due to Poverty and in February of 2019, he received the Royal Canadian Humane Association Bravery Bronze Medal award. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@melissaoconnell5648]

So beautifully spoken. Thank you for finding and freeing the words humanity needs to hear. BlesSings, wisdom, love, peace and power to you. ♥️😌❤️

[@itsnatemate7697]

Why is this Ted-talk so damn underrated?

[@jennifercoopman]

What a fabulous talk, I watched it a year or 2 ago and it appeared in my feed again for some reason. So glad it did!

[@ykthemayor]

13 years in CFS in Manitoba is honestly a life sentence like he says. Don’t take that lightly, I now work with youth in the system and have seen it all. Very proud of this young man for overcoming his past and everything he’s been through. ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

[@irism7771]

When I came home from the foster home I was hit with a stick by my older brother and flew across the room into a shoebox where I stayed till I asker the mother where I would sleep. She asked the older brother and he threw my jacket to me and a piece of wood was my pillow. That was my welcome home to my family and the abuse continued. I was 6 years old. Today Im estranged from my bio family and they arent being accountable for the abuse I suffered. Thats intergenerational trauma and I want them to be accountable. Im accountable to my son, why cant they be accountable to me??

[@franceseverett3807]

Matthew - such a powerful talk....Thank you....thank you....

[@ottabee]

Muchas gracias Matthew for sharing your powerfully healing and transformative SACRED MEDICINE. In deep appreciation and deep reverence 🐢💖

[@clareunderwood6690]

Absolutely amazing talk. So deeply thoughtful and moving. Thank you Matthew for being brave and sharing your story so others can learn through you.

[@QueenBDreamwalker]

"NoThing about us WithOut us."

[@anelmiranda2098]

Dope powerful poet, let alone got really deep.

[@lannaduncan]

👑👈🏼 We hear you brother.

[@WICKED951]

Very powerful talk

[@ShleeBinesi]

LOVE!

[@AnnaLVajda]

The worst is how they are labeled as "helping" children when actually they traumatize them and virtue signal about it.

[@zacoyasinclair4773]

Beautiful

[@PaulNoiles]

awesome talk - namaste brother

[@basimahmadkhan04]

Let's count the subscriber

[@juliusrodriguez5207]

wow

[@anitamcclanahan2212]

✊🏽🖤🖤

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