This report outlines how colonial practices such as the residential school system and government banning of ceremonies inflicted a “soul wound,” or intergenerational trauma caused by the experience of systematic violence, oppression, and widespread grief, on Aboriginal peoples. It demonstrates how historical and remnant colonialism have negatively impacted Aboriginal peoples’ ability to achieve mental health, but “[h]umility, respect, a willingness to question the status quo, and an openness to learning have the potential to create better well-being for us all
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| Date | 2012 |
