Sweetwater Nannauck was helping her ill father when she heard the story of his boarding school experience. As she listened to him, his pain became he own and she often felt angry when thinking about his experience. She believes Native American communities need to heal, saying “healing ourselves also brings healing for the Earth, healing for our ancestors, and for future generations.”
Source: Frank Hopper. “Healing Historical Trauma Through Spiritual Activism.” July 13, 2016. Indian Country Today. https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/archive/healing-historical-trauma-through-spiritual-activism-GwUMuBFZwESm4D2ZVV6reA/
