Mental health issues, substance abuse, and violence are commonplace in Native American communities. In the text the author explains the significance of eliminating these issues within Indian Country by increasing access to helpful resources such as counseling. The book also uses a variety of professionals who explain how to use a combination of cultural traditions […]
Conflict amongst groups is not a new concept. This book focuses on reconciliation, justice, and coexistence in a post settlement era. Throughout the book the author is trying to answer four questions with fellow scholars: 1) Do truth commissions work? 2) What are the necessary conditions for reconciliation? 3) Can political agreements bring reconciliation? 4) […]
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 […]
The Chilocco Indian School was established in Oklahoma and operated for nearly a century. While many consider the Indian Boarding School era to be an effort towards cultural annihilation, the author has students tell their complex stories from their time at the school. The interviews are filled with stories of despair and loneliness, but also […]
This book is geared towards young adults and offers first person perspectives of Canadian residential schools. More than 70 survivors contributed to this book, which includes archived and contemporary photographs. Book Available for Purchase Here Source: Oskiniko Loyie, Wayne K. Spear and Constance Brissenden, Brantford, Ontario, Indigenous Education Press, 2014
This is a short story told about a young Pueblo girl taken to the Santa Fe Indian School. This piece tells of the night before she was taken to school, leading up to the moment school officials arrived at their home the following morning. Personal Stories – SFIIS Student (PDF) Source: Zitkala-Sa [aka Gertrude Simmons […]
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 […]
Education for Extinction tells of the attempts of the U.S. government to “civilize” Native American children through forced assimilation and by keeping students away from their families for long periods of time. In these schools students were made to give up their cultural identities, following the idea of, “kill the Indian and save the man.” […]
