Presentation Year
2019
Depreciated Participant
Chaughnessy SzillatCellular and Molecular Biology Undergraduate Student
College or Department
Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
Purpose: To look at how trauma is passed down through Indigenous peoples’ generations and cross examine how they really still dealing with problems from colonization.
Problem: Many indigenous people are experiencing the same oppression from settler colonialism. It is affecting the youth in their level of self esteem resulting in low grades or not making it to college.
Literature review: Native American DNA by Kim TallBear is a book about how Native American DNA hold generational trauma, how it got to be there and why it is still persisting today. Another source is Dr. Evan Adams’ book “Indigenous people” issue of Visions, he talks about the ways of healing using resilience.
Problem: Many indigenous people are experiencing the same oppression from settler colonialism. It is affecting the youth in their level of self esteem resulting in low grades or not making it to college.
Literature review: Native American DNA by Kim TallBear is a book about how Native American DNA hold generational trauma, how it got to be there and why it is still persisting today. Another source is Dr. Evan Adams’ book “Indigenous people” issue of Visions, he talks about the ways of healing using resilience.
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Yes
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804
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