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Part 4 The Flaw in the Weave

Part 4 The Flaw in the Weave. Historical Trauma Response (HTR) and Intergenerational Trauma (IT). Historical Trauma Response (HTR). It is said that past events shape current reality. HTR Theory continued….

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Part 4 The Flaw in the Weave

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  1. Part 4The Flaw in the Weave Historical Trauma Response (HTR) andIntergenerational Trauma (IT)

  2. Historical Trauma Response (HTR) It is said that past events shape current reality

  3. HTR Theory continued… • A collection of characteristics is formed in relation to the trauma that a group of people have endured • HTR shows itself across Native American Nations as a group, as well as with individuals

  4. An Important Element • Trauma responses to past cataclysmic events can be transferred to offspring. • Descendents of people who have suffered genocide not only identify with the past, but also emotionally re-experience it in the present

  5. The Trauma • 1880’s – 1950’s boarding school era • Federal Policy forced removal of Indian children from their homes and into abusive institutions

  6. Distortion of Identity • Self-concept • Values • Traditional ways-bonding with a group

  7. Carlisle Indian Boarding School

  8. Pathways to Healing • Tapping into history, not the trauma, but the thousands of years of strength, spiritual direction, inherent resiliency, and the discovery of positive identity • Healing Circles-grieving for our forefathers, acknowledgement of the pain

  9. Key Points • HTR is a response to past cataclysmic events that our individuals ancestors have experienced • HTR can be transferred to offspring • HTR for American Indians was caused by the forced removal of tribes to the west and removal of children to boarding schools

  10. Key Points continued… • Stripping of ones culture causes distortion of identity causing psychosis and mental health problems • Tribal communities are learning to heal by grieving for their fore fathers and acknowledging the pain that they suffered

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