A narrative explaining a family’s history with the St. Mary’s school on the Bad River Reservation and how this left a lasting intergenerational impact. The Adverse Childhood Experience Study (ACES) is also cited. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Mary Annette Pember. “We Have To Know It To Heal It: Defining And Dealing […]
Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, tried a new approach to school discipline and saw suspensions drop 85%. It went viral – twice — with more than 700,000 page views. The Children’s Resilience Initiative (CRI) organized a group of 30 people from Walla Walla, including Sporleder (then Principal of Lincoln High School) to attend […]
Trauma experienced in childhood can be carried over into adulthood and manifest itself through physical illness such as cancer, heart disease, and autoimmune diseases. The author tells their story of how the healthcare system failed her father, ultimately resulting in premature death, and how she also suffered from seizures and an autoimmune disease as a […]
American Indian and Alaskan Native youth (AA/AN) experience trauma at higher rates than other youth in the U.S. This, in tandem with intergenerational trauma has led to substance abuse, mental health issues, suicide, violence, and chronic behavioral issues in Native communities. Mathematica Policy Research submits a report to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]
This is a chapter from the book Healing and Mental Health for Native Americans: Speaking in Red. In the chapter the author, Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart, explains how historical trauma has particularly impacted Native Americans and is then passed on to subsequent generations. This trauma manifests itself ways such as mental health issues, substance […]
Article by Mary Annette Pember on the science of ACES and Epigenetics and historical or intergenerational trauma in Native communities. Epigenetics proposes that memories of trauma can be passed on genetically and this can influence how people respond to stress and trauma. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Mary Annette Pember, Huffington Post – […]
Almost two decades ago, the concept of a “soul wound” came to light and has been part of Indigenous knowledge since the arrival of Columbus in the Bahamas and Cortez in Mexico. The term “soul wound” has become synonymous with historical trauma and has been passed on through generations. Current issues in Indian Country can […]
A three-part research study Examining the Relationship Between PTSD Symptoms in Parents & their Offspring; Comparing First & Second Generation Survivors on Biological Variables; and Exploring Subgroups of Offspring & Comparing Urinary Cortisol Excretion in Offspring to that of Demographically. This chapter will illustrate the approaches used by our group to arrive at different types of […]
