Tuesday, July 13, 202112:00 PM – 1:20 PMBlitz & Roundtable Room

Speaker

Dr. Yael DanieliCEOInternational Center For The Study, Prevention And Treatment Of Multigenerational Legacies Of Trauma: www.icmglt.org

On bridging the abyss between the rights of Indigenous people and the multigenerational legacies of the traumas of colonialism.

Abstract

Colonialism has had profound historical and on-going impacts upon indigenous peoples of the Americas affecting economic stability, well-being, health, education, local environments, culture, and political power. Numerous studies have identified underdevelopment as a direct cause of violence, poverty and lack of opportunity, ill health, reduced life expectancy, loss of cultural knowledge and marginalization. The intergenerational transmission of historical traumas and the traumas experienced within ongoing colonial relationships is magnified by underdevelopment. Roundtable participants will describe Indigenous peoples’ experience of resistance to the forces of colonialism and underdevelopment. They are building community and resisting exploitive relationships of colonialism by calling upon cultural knowledge, community and political organizing, and social solidarity. The discussion will examine both current and historical timeframes to better understand the changing nature of colonialism, development, and indigenous resistance. 

Participants will describe their different arenas of work in North, Central, and South America within five different community settings. Their work will illuminate psychological, social, cultural, legal and political viewpoints, bringing a holistic integrative approach to the broad-ranging consequences of colonialism-induced multigenerational legacies of trauma among First Nations in the Americas. They will identify and analyze key differences and similarities among indigenous communities and suggest multidimensional avenues of redress and action-oriented recommendations to overcome these historical challenges. 

Speakers at the roundtable are experts on the consequences of colonialism, multigenerational transmission of trauma, and the social, environmental, and legal/political issues related to indigenous peopleRoundtable Participants

Dr. Juan Ángel Almendares Bonilla, MD, former Dean of Medicine of the Hospital Esquela at the Honduran National Autonomous University, a politician, and human rights activist, Honduras  
Dr. Fernanda Frizzo Bragato, Full Professor of Law, Unisinos Law School, Brazil
Dr. Marie-Anik Gagné, Senior Manager, Mental Health and Medical Sociology, Health Canada, CANADA
Robyn Jackson, Energy Outreach Coordinator for Diné CARE. Located on the Navajo Nation

Monica Nuvamsa, Executive Director of The Hopi Foundation. Member of the Water Cloud Clan from the Village of Songoopavi.

Dr. Francisco Cali Tzay, Special UN Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People, Guatemala