Elicia Goodsoldier who is part Navajo and part Sioux encourages people in her community to share their stories of trauma. She grew up in a blended Christian and Navajo household with her grandparents who are also boarding school survivors. The confusion over her identity and intergenerational trauma she experienced negatively affected her until she reconnected […]
An op-ed piece stating the US should follow Canada’s example by acknowledging their government’s own history with forcing students to attend boarding schools. The article further elaborates that even though the boarding school era has passed, communities continue to feel the effects through intergenerational trauma. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Lauren Carasik. “Canada […]
Canada’s residential schools were influenced by the schools operating in the US. Unlike the US, Canada has formally apologized for residential schools, and has funded several programs aimed at documenting the stories of survivors and created community programs for Indigenous communities. The remaining question is, “When will the US follow Canada’s example?” Read Article Here […]
Denise Lajimodiere finally obtains her father’s file from the Chemawa Indian School near Salem, Oregon. Through this journey she and her father come to learn more about the history and the impacts of boarding school on Native Americans. Lajimodiere understands how trauma can be passed through generations, and her father, after viewing the documentary In the […]
Native American boarding school survivors describe the lasting trauma they experienced as a “soul wound” that has not healed. The trauma has manifested as dysfunction in tribal communities. Now, tribes must being the healing process. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Andrea Smith. “Soul Wound: The Legacy of Native American Schools.” October 9, 2015. […]
Several members of tribes in Washington (state) discuss their boarding school experience, how the trauma has been passed on to their children, and how they are working to heal themselves, their families, and their communities through cultural resurgence. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Marsha King. “Tribes confront painful legacy of Indian […]
Several Native Americans who attended boarding schools in the United States tell their stories, varying in experiences, trauma, and how it has impacted their lives and communities. Some survivors turned to alcohol or drugs to cope with traumatic experiences, while others described their experiences as positive, meaning they were allowed to maintain their cultural identity. […]
Boarding School Seasons offers a glimpse into the Haskell Institute in and the Flandreau School. The book is filled with letters from parents, children, and school officials discussing their experiences and perspectives. Children suffered from homesickness, and parents worried about the education and resources available to their children. In the midst of disease, and conflict […]
This article explores how the Navajo had a new nation foisted upon them via boarding schools where students were forced to assimilated into the dominant society. Photographer Daniella Zalcman helps tell the stories of survivors through photographs. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Luci Tapahonso. “For More Than 100 Years, The U.S. Forced Navajo […]
A powerful video explaining Native American history, colonialism, and the boarding school era that resulted in intergenerational trauma. The video also addresses the resiliency of Native people with an inspirational message. Watch Video Here Source: The StyleHorse Collective. “We Shall Remain.” YouTube video, 6:16. Posted [August 21, 2014]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs0iwY6YjSk&feature=youtu.be
How “The Great Hurt” a play written by a retired Indigenous artist and college faculty member about contemporary American Indian issues and the boarding school era, is being used to educate students and help communities heal from historical trauma. Non-Natives who saw the play mentioned they never knew the history of boarding schools prior to […]
A community explains how traditional Yup’ik healing methods should be implemented to help overcome intergenerational trauma. This article follows a family as they struggle to cope with a young woman stabbing her uncle in an alcohol fueled argument. Read Article Here Read PDF Here Source: Mary Annette Pember. “A Fearless Fight Against Historical Trauma, The […]
