History is a pre-existing condition. Boarding schools severed family and language. A disease that steals words inflicts a second theft. The system has no billing code for grief, so it goes untreated.
#HistoricalTrauma #BoardingSchools #NativeLanguages #HealthEquity #CulturalCare #ElderCare
Uncovering the Hidden Victims of the Tuskegee Experiments by www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8DpSnDW/
#WomensHealth #MedicalHistory #TuskegeeExperiments #SocialJustice #HistoricalTrauma
🔥 Change the Story: Healing Historical Trauma & Honoring Native Voices
Let’s change the narrative—together.
#NativeVoices #TruthTelling #HistoricalTrauma #ChangeTheNarrative #IndigenousWisdom #HealingAndHope #Reconciliation #NativeAmericanHistory #AntonTreuer
Toni Morrison carved pain into poetry, and this image dares to look into its eyes. This is Beloved. This is the reckoning.
#BelovedByToniMorrison
#LiteraryHaunting
#GhostsOfHistory
#EmotionalArt
#AfricanAmericanLiterature
#HistoricalTrauma
#MorrisonMoments
#GothicElegance
#VisualPoetry
3/5 Objections arose quickly: organizers and community leaders called the deployment “disrespectful” and “re‑traumatising”, especially on the 80th anniversary of the SS massacre on the same site.
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#Museum #HistoricalTrauma
5/15 The lasting psychological impact explains why "the Irish took almost 150 years before they could memorialise what they experienced in the 1840s," de Waal notes. "Those who inflict starvation know they're dismantling a society."
#HistoricalTrauma
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#HistoricalTrauma
#TherapyExperience
#TraumaHealing
#IntergenerationalWounds
#TherapyAndHealing
#HealingAcrossGenerations
#NarrativeHealing
#LivedExperienceMatters
#TherapeuticEncounters
#TherapyAndContext
#HolocaustHealing #HistoricalTrauma #AustrianJourney #Forgiveness #FamilyLegacy #TraumaRecovery #JewishHistory #Reconciliation #PersonalGrowth #GenerationalHealing
In the latest episode of Inclusive Minds podcast, I had a profound conversation with Tiffany Alvarez Benford, LICSW
#InclusiveMinds #AntiBlackness #Allyship #Podcast #Book #LivedExperience #Mentalhealthspeaker #TraumaRecovery #IntergenerationalHealing #HistoricalTrauma #FamilyStories
The impact of historical trauma, for example, the trauma of slavery, isn't just a thing of the past. It continues to affect African Americans today through the generations.
Watch the video to learn more.
#historicaltrauma #intergenerationaltrauma #traumarecovery #mentalhealth #socialjustice
Many African Americans today may feel disconnected from the trauma of slavery, seeing it as a distant event. But the truth is, its legacy lives on through intergenerational trauma.
Watch the video to learn more
#historicaltrauma #intergenerationaltrauma #traumarecovery #mentalhealth #socialjustice
Historical trauma isn't limited to a single event or community. It's a pervasive issue that affects various groups across the globe.
#historicaltrauma #intergenerationaltrauma #traumarecovery #mentalhealth #socialjustice #racialhealing
Long-Term Impacts of Trauma on African Americans
Watch the video below to learn more!
#historicaltrauma #intergenerationaltrauma #traumarecovery #mentalhealth #socialjustice #racialhealing
They didn’t bring salvation. They brought silence. What started with missions and crosses ended with stolen children, stripped language, and erased identity. And the same god they forced on this land? He still rules the courtroom, the classroom, and the Capitol. #NeverForget what they called "conversion."
#ColonialTruths #IndigenousVoices #HistoricalTrauma #ReligiousErasure #ChristianColonialism #TruthTelling #NativeHistory #ErasedVoices #AntiColonial #ExposeReligion #Decolonize #DarkHistory #ChristianHypocrisy #SecularClarity #ChurchAndState
The trauma isn't confined to a single generation; it echoes through families and communities, impacting those who come after.
Watch the video to learn more!
#historicaltrauma #intergenerationaltrauma #traumarecovery #mentalhealth #socialjustice #racialhealing
Historical trauma refers to the lasting emotional and psychological effects caused by a group's experience of violence, oppression, or dispossession.
Watch the video below to learn more about this topic.
#historicaltrauma #intergenerationaltrauma #traumarecovery #mentalhealth #socialjustice
That's amplified now. Nearly all of these would be removed from a government website under the current attacks on #FreeSpeech. Bringing #history into context, connecting people to new #stories, addressing #HistoricalTrauma & healing are critical to recursively building functional civil society. 3/11
Dipping into the archives, and working my way up to my most recent work.
"Chastity Belt"
Metal Mirror Frame, Plastic Mirror Frame, Jockstrap, Repurposed Textiles
#art #fineart #contemporaryart #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #queerart #queerartist #historicaltrauma #dogmatica #dogma #religionhurts
House Bill 1274 is set to revolutionize the juvenile legal system in Washington by allowing Indigenous youth to seek resentencing for past offenses, confronting the lasting impacts of historical injustices.
Learn more here
#WA #HistoricalTrauma #JusticeReform #RacialEquity #CitizenPortal
#JoelSternfeld #onthissite #7monthexhibit #1990sseries #ordinaryamericanplaces #historicaltrauma #culturalmemory #curatedbylisahenry
Black History Month is a time to acknowledge the historical trauma experienced by the Black community. 🖤 Let's work towards healing 💖 and creating a more just and equitable society. #blackhistorymonth #historicaltrauma #Healing #CommunityHealing
![The Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation of approximately 100,000 Indigenous people, primarily from the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole nations, during the 1830s. This mass displacement was a consequence of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, signed by President Andrew Jackson, which aimed to clear Native American lands in the Southeastern United States for white settlers. The relocated tribes were moved to designated Indian Territory, now present-day Oklahoma, through a series of arduous journeys marked by immense suffering and loss of life[2][4][5].
### Key Events and Conditions:
- **Indian Removal Act (1830):** This legislation authorized the U.S. government to negotiate treaties with Native tribes to exchange their ancestral lands for territory west of the Mississippi River[2][6].
- **Cherokee Resistance:** The Cherokee fought removal through legal and political means but were ultimately forced out after the Treaty of New Echota (1835), which ceded their lands under controversial circumstances[2][6].
- **Journey Details:** The relocation involved multiple overland and water routes stretching over 1,000 miles. Most traveled on foot under harsh conditions, with limited supplies, leading to widespread disease, starvation, and exposure[3][5].
- **Casualties:** It is estimated that around 15,000 Indigenous people died during or shortly after the journey due to disease, malnutrition, and harsh weather conditions. The Cherokee alone lost about one-fourth of their population[3][5].
### Broader Impact:
The Trail of Tears is remembered as a tragic chapter in U.S. history and is often cited as an example of ethnic cleansing or genocide due to the deliberate policies that led to immense suffering and death among Indigenous populations. Today, it is commemorated through historical sites and trails that mark the routes taken by displaced tribes[4][5][8].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3epzqefaicyxkh2z3fywbmy5/bafkreia7aj5muhb2nxoj7gnarocs5cjsfdrum5ejff5dssf5ciysi7xx6m)
The Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation of approximately 100,000 Indigenous people, primarily from the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole nations, during the 1830s. This mass displacement was a consequence of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, signed by President Andrew Jackson, which aimed to clear Native American lands in the Southeastern United States for white settlers. The relocated tribes were moved to designated Indian Territory, now present-day Oklahoma, through a series of arduous journeys marked by immense suffering and loss of life[2][4][5]. ### Key Events and Conditions: - **Indian Removal Act (1830):** This legislation authorized the U.S. government to negotiate treaties with Native tribes to exchange their ancestral lands for territory west of the Mississippi River[2][6]. - **Cherokee Resistance:** The Cherokee fought removal through legal and political means but were ultimately forced out after the Treaty of New Echota (1835), which ceded their lands under controversial circumstances[2][6]. - **Journey Details:** The relocation involved multiple overland and water routes stretching over 1,000 miles. Most traveled on foot under harsh conditions, with limited supplies, leading to widespread disease, starvation, and exposure[3][5]. - **Casualties:** It is estimated that around 15,000 Indigenous people died during or shortly after the journey due to disease, malnutrition, and harsh weather conditions. The Cherokee alone lost about one-fourth of their population[3][5]. ### Broader Impact: The Trail of Tears is remembered as a tragic chapter in U.S. history and is often cited as an example of ethnic cleansing or genocide due to the deliberate policies that led to immense suffering and death among Indigenous populations. Today, it is commemorated through historical sites and trails that mark the routes taken by displaced tribes[4][5][8].
#TrailOfTears
#NativeAmericanHistory
#IndianRemovalAct
#CherokeeNation
#IndigenousRights
#ForcedRelocation
#USHistory
#EthnicCleansing
#GenocideAwareness
#HistoricalTrauma
#NativeAmericanHeritage
#SeminoleNation
#ChoctawNation
#ChickasawNation
#CreekNation
#AndrewJackson
#PoliticalGameTheory #PoliticalPower from invoking #ExternalEnemies #Tribal #EmotionLogic #BrainFunction
#HistoricalTrauma #Anger
Make sure you’re taking care of yourself.
#history #historicaltrauma #selfcare #humanity #historybeforeus #outlook #perspective
Understanding #HistoricalTrauma
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I’ve been reminded today that the fledgling concept of #HistoricalTrauma might be useful in the quest for solutions to the conflicts that continue to tear our world apart. So I thought this might be worth a post- first time on BlueSky I think. @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/6/...
Gloria Lucas www.nalgonapositivitypride.com Has just presented a webinar called #HistoricalTrauma and #EatingDisorders: What’s The Connection?
Highly recommended.
