Trauma doesn't just affect the person who originally experienced it. It can also be passed down to their children and grandchildren.
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The indigenous existence in Western and American culture is narrowly viewed and accepted with little to no input from actual Indigenous people.
Indigenous climate justice activist Clayton Thomas-Müller embarks on an intimate storytelling journey, overcoming trauma, addiction, and incarceration to become a leader for his people and the planet.
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Two generations, two truths: Dr. Reg Crowshoe, a well-known Piikani Blackfoot Nation Elder in Calgary, is joined by Johnny Caisse, a young volunteer that helps run the Diamond Willow Youth Lodge.
Dr. Solanto discusses what trauma is, how the experiences of colonization "qualify" as trauma, how trauma might be transmitted across the generations, crime and other social problems as understandable responses to trauma and implications for healing individuals, families and communities.
Learn how the effects of residential schools continue to manifest into the present day.
Marjorie, a young Alaska Native woman, gives facial tattoos to indigenous women as a way to connect with a culture once banned by missionaries.