Historical trauma in Native American communities.
In addition to high rates of alcohol and drug use, Native Americans have high rates of suicide, homicide, and accidental death. These problems may be the result of “historical trauma,” according to many clinicians and researchers in the Native American community. In July of 2008, the California-Arizona Node of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) hosted a day-long conference titled, “Historical Trauma: Healing Approaches in Native American Communities.” The conference was funded by a supplement from NIDA and featured presentations covering both theoretical discussions and research findings on historical trauma, as well as clinical approaches by frontline clinicians. Nearly 170 participants attended from across the western states, including California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and New Mexico.
- Introduction & Welcome (3:12)
Carmen L. Masson, PhD and James L. Sorensen, PhD, University of California, San Francisco (CA/AZ Node)
View online - Healing the Historical Trauma Response (61:00)
Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart, PhD, Columbia University School of Social Work, Takini Network
View online - Holistic System of Care for Native Americans in an Urban Environment (30:01) Ethan Nebelkopf, PhD, San Francisco Family & Child Guidance Clinic, Native American Health Center, Oakland, CA
View online - Afflictions of Firewater and The Sword: Implications of Historical Trauma in Urban Native American Communities (24:24)
Michele Maas, MSW, San Francisco Family & Child Guidance Clinic, Native American Health Center, Oakland, CA
View online - Historical Trauma and Indigenist Stress-Coping Processes: Preliminary Research Findings from the HONOR Project (43:28)
Karina Walters, PhD, MSW, University of Washington School of Social Work, Indigenous Wellness Research Center.
View online - Cultural and Traditional Healing Approaches for Urban Native Americans (42:45)
Nelson Jim, MFT, San Francisco Department of Public Health
View online - The Four Generation Solution (26:15)
Theda New Breast, MPH, New Breast Consultants, Babb, Montana
View online - Re-Viewing Historical Trauma: Bridging Scientific Skepticism & Colloquial Claims (39:19)
Joseph P. Gone, PhD, University of Michigan, Department of Psychology
View online - Developing Evidence-Based Substance Abuse Treatments for Native American Communities: The Role of Historical Trauma (37:47)
Panel Discussion
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