The examples most commonly associated with Historical Trauma include, Slavery, the Holocaust, and the systematic annihilation of the way of life for American Indians and Alaska Natives during and after European colonization. Historical Trauma is perhaps best defined by Dr. Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart as the “cumulative emotional and psychological wounding over the lifespan and across generations, which emanates from massive group trauma.” The impacts of Historical Trauma are inter-generational and can include; the attachment relationship with caregivers; the impact on parenting and family functioning; the association with parental physical and mental illness, and the disconnection and alienation from extended family, culture and society. Join Host Prentiss Pemberton and His guest, Kyle Wark, from The First Alaskans Institute, for a discussion on the causes, consequences, and treatment of Historical Trauma.
- Kyle Wark – Indigenous researcher and policy analyst with the First Alaskans Institute
LINKS:
- National Resource Center for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Elders study titled “Boarding School: Historical Trauma Among Alaska’s Native People”
- Sharing Culture’s article on what historical trauma is and how it effects culture
- Social Work Today’s article on intergenerational trauma
- Psychology Today post about how trauma is carried through generations
- Trauma, Transgenerational Transfer and Effects on Community Wellbeing
- SAMHSA post about the impact of historical and intergenerational trauma on American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, February 8, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. AKDT
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