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Intergenerational trauma is the legacy of traumatic events (abuse, poverty, loss, etc.) and community experiences (forced migration, war, the residential school system, slavery, etc.); the passing down of historical oppression and its negative physical, psychological, and socioeconomic consequences across generations. - Journal of Interpersonal Violence, adapted by Michelle Xie ^[1]

Example of intergenerational trauma; Canada's violence towards Indigenous Peoples

Colonialism's historic impact on Indigenous Peoples	Researchers have noted how residential schools ^[2] , racist and colonial policies (i.e. the Indian Act controls Indigenous identity, communities, and governance) and the Sixties scoop have resulted in intergenerational trauma. ^[3]
Effects of intergenerational trauma ^[4]	When extreme, intergenerational trauma result in parents abusing or neglecting their children the way they were abused or neglected. Traumatized people are also more likely to suffer from suicide, homelessness and addiction. Researchers have linked these outcomes to residential schools and the foster care system. ^[5] Intergenerational trauma can lead to anxiety, distress, low self-esteem, or depression in younger generations.
Effects of ongoing colonization	The continuation of settler colonialism (i.e. building projects on Indigenous territory without free, prior and informed consent) and it's consequences (i.e. high rates of poverty in Indigenous communities, the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in Canada's foster care system, the overrepresentation of Indigenous People's in Canadian prisons etc) compounds experiences of intergenerational trauma, making it harder to break the cycle.

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[1] ttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HC35f2kDXc8cgLYWc9_oUZmINoTfP3_I

[2] ttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1363461513503380

[3] ttps://www.vice.com/en/article/k78xyx/intergenerational-trauma-residential-school-survivors-indigenous

[4] ttps://www.vice.com/en/article/k78xyx/intergenerational-trauma-residential-school-survivors-indigenous

[5] ttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1363461513503380

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 '''Intergenerational trauma''' is the'' legacy of traumatic events (abuse, poverty, loss, etc.) and community experiences (forced migration, war, the residential school system, slavery, etc.); the passing down of historical oppression and its negative physical, psychological, and socioeconomic consequences across generations. - ''Journal of Interpersonal Violence, adapted by Michelle Xie  <ref>https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HC35f2kDXc8cgLYWc9_oUZmINoTfP3_I</ref>
-= Examples of intergenerational trauma =
+= Example of intergenerational trauma; Canada's violence towards Indigenous Peoples =
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-Disposability discourse
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-Much discussion around the severity of COVID was lessened by expressing how it mainly sickens and kills elderly, chronically ill, and disabled people. This discourse suggests these groups are seen disposable.&nbsp;
+*Researchers have noted how residential schools <ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1363461513503380</ref> , racist and colonial policies (i.e. the Indian Act controls Indigenous identity, communities, and governance) and the [[Sixties scoop]] have resulted in intergenerational trauma. <ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/k78xyx/intergenerational-trauma-residential-school-survivors-indigenous</ref> <br>
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-Loosened restrictions too early
+'''Effects of intergenerational trauma <ref>https://www.vice.com/en/article/k78xyx/intergenerational-trauma-residential-school-survivors-indigenous</ref> '''
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-When governments loosened COVID restrictions in response to business demands, political pressure, and public impatience, rather than scientific evidence, high risk populations (the chronically ill, disabled and elderly) were subsequently told they are disposable yet again.&nbsp;
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+*When extreme, intergenerational trauma result in parents abusing or neglecting their children the way they were abused or neglected.
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+*Traumatized people are also more likely to suffer from<span> suicide, homelessness and addiction.</span>
-Working through illness
+*<span> Researchers have linked these </span>outcomes to residential schools and the foster care system. <ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1363461513503380</ref>
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+*Intergenerational trauma can lead to anxiety, distress, low self-esteem, or depression in younger generations.&nbsp;
-Regulations around how many sick days should be required when someone falls ill with COVID also demonstrated ableism. In relation to these regulations, and in favour of profit above health, many politicians including US President Joe Biden, praised themselves for working through COVID, instead of encouraging people to rest and recover if they'd fallen ill.&nbsp;
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-Individualism
+'''Effects of ongoing colonization&nbsp;'''
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-Individuals have been encouraged to make 'personal' choices on vaccines (without legitimate health restrictions), masks and gatherings.
-"''There is no individual safety without collective safety and collective safety requires that no one is safe unless everyone is safe." - Mia Mingus  <ref>https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2022/01/16/you-are-not-entitled-to-our-deaths-covid-abled-supremacy-interdependence/</ref>  ''
+*The continuation of settler colonialism (i.e. building projects on Indigenous territory without free, prior and informed consent) and it's consequences (i.e. high rates of poverty in Indigenous communities, the overrepresentation of Indigenous children in Canada's foster care system, the overrepresentation of Indigenous People's in Canadian prisons etc) compounds experiences of intergenerational trauma, making it harder to break the cycle.
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-If you have any suggested revisions or additional resources to share related to the above content, please email them to kenzie@lehub.ca.
+<br>If you have any suggested revisions or additional resources to share related to the above content, please email them to kenzie@lehub.ca.
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