Indigenous and Deaf People and the Implications of Ongoing Practices of Colonization: A Comparison of Australia and Canada

2021 ◽  
pp. 016059762110015
Author(s):  
Tracey A. Bone ◽  
Erin Wilkinson ◽  
Danielle Ferndale ◽  
Rodney Adams
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Deaf Education ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Intergenerational Trauma ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Deaf People ◽  
Deaf Community ◽  
Transgenerational Trauma ◽  
Minority Communities ◽  
The Impact

In the growing field of colonial and anti-colonial research, many parallels have been drawn between Westernized countries including Australia and Canada. In both of these countries, there is considerable academic, community and governmental recognition of historic, and continuing, colonizing of Indigenous peoples and the subsequent impacts on Indigenous cultures. Terms such as transgenerational trauma and intergenerational trauma give language to the ongoing impact of colonization on communities, which in turn serves to legitimize the need for mental wellbeing supports and associated funding. However, there are other minority communities that are similarly oppressed and colonized but do not experience the same legitimization. One such community is the Deaf community. Deaf people continue to experience systemic oppression and colonization within our hearing centric society. Building on the work of Batterbury, Ladd and Gulliver (2007), we extend discussions on the parallels between Indigenous and Deaf communities of Australia and Canada, drawing on the established and commonly discussed link between the impact of racism and colonization on (mental) health. We connect these discussions to modern instances of colonization including the aspect of deaf education to illustrate a “living” mechanism through which colonization continues to impact mental wellbeing in the broader Deaf community.

Historical and Intergenerational Trauma: Indigenous Populations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie A. Walker ◽  
Turquoise Skye Devereaux
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Settler Colonialism ◽  
Historical Trauma ◽  
Intergenerational Trauma ◽  
Indigenous Populations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Subordinate Group ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Physical And Sexual Abuse

Historical trauma originated with the social construction of subordinate group statuses through migration, annexation of land, and colonialism. The consequences of creating subordinate group statuses include genocide, segregation, and assimilation. Settler colonialism takes land with militaristic control, labels local inhabitants as deviant and inferior, then violently confines and oppresses the original occupants of the land. Confinement includes relocation, restriction of movement, settlement of lands required for sustenance, as well as confinement in orphanages, boarding schools, and prisons. Historical trauma includes suppression of language, culture, and religion with the threat of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Original inhabitant abuse often results in issues with health, mental health, substance abuse, and generational emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. Culturally safe (engagement that respects identity) and trauma-informed social work practices acknowledge the systemic causes of disparities in groups experiencing marginalization and oppression and focus on healing and addressing systemic causes of disparities.

scholarly journals Researching Embodiment and Intergenerational Trauma using the work of Davoine and Gaudilliere: History walked in the door

Subjectivity ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 272-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie Walkerdine ◽  
Aina Olsvold ◽  
Monica Rudberg
Keyword(s):  
Intergenerational Trauma

scholarly journals The Impact of Training Indigenous Facilitators for a Two-Eyed Seeing Research Treatment Intervention for Intergenerational Trauma and Addiction

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Teresa Naseba Marsh ◽  
David C. Marsh ◽  
Lisa M. Najavits
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Traditional Healing ◽  
Intergenerational Trauma ◽  
Seeking Safety ◽  
Traditional Healing Practices ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sharing Circles

Intergenerational trauma in Indigenous Peoples was not the result of a targeted event, but rather political and governmental policies inflicted upon entire generations. The resultant effects of these traumas and multiple losses include addiction, depression, anxiety, violence, self-destructive behaviors, and suicide, to name but a few. Traditional healers, Elders, and Indigenous facilitators agree that the reclamation of traditional healing practices combined with conventional interventions could be effective in addressing intergenerational trauma and substance use disorders. Recent research has shown that the blending of Indigenous traditional healing practices and the Western treatment model Seeking Safety resulted in a reduction of intergenerational trauma (IGT) symptoms and substance use disorders (SUD). This article focuses on the Indigenous facilitators who were recruited and trained to conduct the sharing circles as part of the research effort. We describe the six-day training, which focused on the implementation of the Indigenous Healing and Seeking Safety model, as well as the impact the training had on the facilitators. Through the viewpoints and voices of the facilitators, we explore the growth and changes the training brought about for them, as well as their perception of how their changes impacted their clients.

Cultural, historical and psychoanalytic contributions to female identity in China: a discussion of articles by Tong Jun and Wang Qian

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-197
Author(s):  
Paula L. Ellman
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Application ◽  
Psychoanalytic Theory ◽  
Female Identity ◽  
Intergenerational Trauma ◽  
Female Development ◽  
The Feminine ◽  
Unconscious Fantasy

This article offers a discussion of two articles that are both considerations of the intersection of culture and the psyche. The development and conflicts within the Chinese woman's psyche are examined within the context of the history, values, and culture of China. This article considers the place of the powerful maternal imago in understanding the denigration of the feminine position. The presence of unconscious fantasy along with intergenerational trauma is examined, particularly in instances of misogyny. The contributions to the psychoanalytic theory of femininity and female development is reviewed with a discussion of clinical application.

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