Several Northern Arapaho elders embarked on a journey to the Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, PA to have the bodies of three Northern Arapaho children exhumed and returned to the tribe for burial on the Wind River Indian Reservation. The Rosebud Sioux from South Dakota, and several native families from Alaska also want the bodies […]
4 organizations (the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, the Native American Rights Fund, the National Congress of American Indians, and International Indian Treaty Council) are requesting information from Native American communities across the U.S. regarding children who were sent to boarding schools but never returned home. The goal is to gather as much […]
Native advocacy groups file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Bureau of Indian Education for boarding school records but get no helpful response. Native Americans are frustrated at the government’s lack of accountability for hundreds (possibly thousands) of children whose fates remain unknown. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: www.voanews.com, Native […]
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 […]
America’s dark history with residential schools is examined as First Lady, Michelle Obama, is set to speak at historic Indian Boarding School. Like many boarding schools, the Santa Fe Indian School was a center for forced assimilation instead of education. Today the school operates completely differently: it is operated by the 19 Pueblo Governors of […]
Former Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School becomes part of the Woodland Cultural Centre to educate on and heal the painful legacy of residential schools in Canada. The center now has historical information, education, art, and performances. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: CBC Radio Canada – June 15, 2017
Canadian judge approves $50-million class-action settlement for survivors of residential schools after nine years in Supreme Court. The settlement was reached in May but requires the approval of the judge before the money is distributed to more than 800 residential school survivors. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Mark Quinn, CBC News, September 28,2016
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 […]
