In this episode, we represent a critical component that relates to people's mental health. Mental health has been seen as something that lives inside the individual and is mainly predicted by genetics. Audra Foggin joins us and discusses her experience as an indigenous person impacted by the 60 scoop and the effects of intergenerational trauma.
Supplementary Resources Mentioned In This Episode
Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Strong Helpers' Teachings, Second Edition: The Value of Indigenous Knowledge in the Helping Professions by Cyndy Baskin
Halfbreed by Maria Campbell
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob Josep
Five Little Indians: A Novel by Michelle Good
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