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Legacy : trauma, story and Indigenous healing
Record details
- ISBN: 9781770414259
- ISBN: 1770414258
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Physical Description:
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360 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm - Publisher: Toronto : ECW Press, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-341) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | How things work, and why stories matter -- What it means to be colonized -- Becoming human -- The angry Indian and a culture of blame -- Invisible roots -- Fractured narratives -- What the body remembers -- Sacred being -- Recreating the structures of belonging -- Killing the Wittigo. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Lansdowne Library | E 78 C2 M465 2019 (Text) | 26040003390412 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2019 May #1
It is no secret that Indigenous populations have suffered psychological and emotional abuse at historically high levels. The Ottawa-based Aboriginal Healing Foundation (AHF), a non-profit organization that was managed by Indigenous peoples and that existed from 1998 to 2014, reported that Indigenous peoples carry layers of "unresolved grief and loss" and suffer concomitant physical illnesses related to their emotionally-distressed states. Methot, a Nehiyaw (Cree) writer, editor, educator, and community worker, explores the effects of intergenerational trauma within Canada's Indigenous communities. When Europeans arrived in the Americas, she writes, the Indigenous population was estimated to be roughly 100 million. "Up to 90 per cent of the populationâor 90 million peopleâdied in the first 250 years" of settlement, primarily due to epidemic outbreaks, slavery, warfare, and mass extermination. She explores the legacy of this inherited trauma, which can range from chronic and widespread anger to alcohol and drug abuse to low self-esteem and a pervasive sense of voicelessness. The overall death rate for Indigenous peoples is three to four times higher than non-Indigenous Canadians, while life expectancy is six to ten years lower, she notes. Methot concludes on a cautiously hopeful note, offering some strategies for healing. An important addition to the Indigenous library shelf. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2019 March #1
In her powerful first book, Nehiyaw writer and educator Methot investigates the impact of intergenerational trauma upon Indigenous peoples, and how a reconnection to traditional practices and beliefs can provide a roadmap to healing. Drawing upon her own experiences, as well as examples from her family and community, Methot shows how colonialism set in motion a self-perpetuating cycle of trauma by destroying the support systems inherent to Indigenous societies, thus robbing members of their agency and identities as well as the ability to form the healthy relationships needed for personal development and growth. The helplessness engendered by the disruption of these communities and traditions, Methot argues, leads to anger that finds expression in lateral violence, further weakening community bonds. The application of Indigenous concepts such as the medicine wheel, which emphasizes the creation of balance between internal and external forces necessary for normal functioning, provides a method for Native peoples to reclaim their stories.
Copyright 2019 Library Journal.VERDICT A deeply empathetic and inspiring work with insights of value to anyone struggling to overcome personal or communal trauma.âSara Shreve, Newton, KS
