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Historic trauma and aboriginal healing
Aboriginal Healing Foundation

2004
Book > Report
Creators
Wesley-Esquimaux, Cynthia C.
Contributors
Aboriginal Healing Foundation; Smolewski, Magdalena
Description
"This study proposes a model to describe the intergenerational transmission of historic trauma and examines the implications for healing in a contemporary Aboriginal context. The purpose of the study was to develop a comprehensive historical framework of Aboriginal trauma, beginning with contact in 1492 through to the 1950s, with a primary focus on the period immediately after contact" (Historic Trauma and Aboriginal Healing, "Executive Summary," pg. 3).
Language
English

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Holding Library
Aboriginal Healing Foundation
ISBN
0973397683; 0973397691
Statement of Responsibility
prepared for the Aboriginal Healing Foundation by Cynthia C. Wesley-Esquimaux, Magdalena Smolewski.
Publication Information
Ottawa : Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Physical Description
1 online resource (110)
Notes
Issued also in French under title: Traumatisme historique et guérison autochtone.
Includes bibliographical references: p. 97-110.
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series. 
Also available in print format. 
Contents
Definitions -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- The Scope of the Study -- Historical Background -- Analyzing the Trauma -- A New Model: Historic Trauma Transmission (HTT) -- The Elders Speak -- Appendix 1: Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- References. 
Electronic Location and Access
Full text available here (authentication may be required)
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