Legacy : trauma, story, and Indigenous healing / Suzanne Methot.
Legacy : trauma, story, and Indigenous healing / Suzanne Methot.
By
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Methot, Suzanne, 1968-
Publication Date
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2019
Publication Information
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Toronto : ECW Press,
Physical Description
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360 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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Colonization -- History.
Native peoples -- Health and hygiene -- Canada.
Indians of South America -- Social life and customs.
Psychic trauma.
Indigenous peoples.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
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Exploring intergenerational trauma in Indigenous communities--and strategies for healing--with provocative prose and an empathetic approach Indigenous peoples have shockingly higher rates of addiction, depression, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions than other North Americans. According to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, these are a result of intergenerational trauma: the unresolved terror, anger, fear, and grief created in Indigenous communities by the painful experiences of colonialism, passed down from generation to generation. How are we to turn this desperate tide? With passionate argumentation and chillingly clear prose, author and educator Suzanne Methot uses her own and others' stories to trace the roots of colonial trauma and the mechanisms by which trauma has become intergenerational, and she explores the Indigenous ways of knowing that can lead us toward change.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781770414259
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number |
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St. John's - Marjorie Mews | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 971.00497 M56 |
Stephenville - Kindale | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 971.00497 M56 |