Historical Loss: Implications for Health of American Indians in the Blackfeet Community

John‐Henderson, Neha A.; Oosterhoff, Benjamin; Kampf, Taylor D.; Hall, Brad; Johnson, Lester R.; Laframboise, Mary Ellen; Malatare, Melveena; Salois, Emily Matt; Carter, Jason R.; Adams, Alexandra

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“…This includes the loss of traditional lands, the loss of language and culture, the loss of respect for traditional ways, and the loss attributed to many broken promises. Among American Indians, feelings of historical loss were accompanied by elevated blood pressure and circulating C-reactive protein, reflecting increased inflammation [ 194 ]. Moreover, as observed among First Nations people in Canada, American Indians experienced a range of cognitive and emotional disturbances.…”

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Canada’s Colonial Genocide of Indigenous Peoples: A Review of the Psychosocial and Neurobiological Processes Linking Trauma and Intergenerational Outcomes

Matheson

Seymour

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The policies and actions that were enacted to colonize Indigenous Peoples in Canada have been described as constituting cultural genocide. When one considers the long-term consequences from the perspective of the social and environmental determinants of health framework, the impacts of such policies on the physical and mental health of Indigenous Peoples go well beyond cultural loss. This paper addresses the impacts of key historical and current Canadian federal policies in relation to the health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples. Far from constituting a mere lesson in history, the connections between colonialist policies and actions on present-day outcomes are evaluated in terms of transgenerational and intergenerational transmission processes, including psychosocial, developmental, environmental, and neurobiological mechanisms and trauma responses. In addition, while colonialist policies have created adverse living conditions for Indigenous Peoples, resilience and the perseverance of many aspects of culture may be maintained through intergenerational processes.

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Canada’s Colonial Genocide of Indigenous Peoples: A Review of the Psychosocial and Neurobiological Processes Linking Trauma and Intergenerational Outcomes

Matheson

Seymour

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“…The complete procedure and protocol for this study has been described previously. 24 The project coordinator showed participants how to use the Illumivu…”

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“…After the informed consent process, participants completed a series of questionnaires, including demographics, a measure of symptoms of depression and anxiety, and a measure of the frequency of thoughts about historical loss. The complete procedure and protocol for this study has been described previously 24 . The project coordinator showed participants how to use the Illumivu EMA application (http://www.lifedatacorp.com) on their mobile devices to answer daily surveys.…”

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“…23 In our recent work, we have found that AI adults who report higher levels of thoughts about historical loss report experiencing more daily psychological stress have higher ambulatory blood pressure and higher levels of a marker of immune system inflammation. 24 Importantly, all of these outcomes are linked to increased risk for cardiovascular disease.…”

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Historical loss: Implications for physical activity levels in American Indian adults

John‐Henderson

Grant

Johnson

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The Journal of Rural Health

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Purpose To investigate the relationship between daily thoughts about historical loss and daily levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in American Indian (AI) adults residing on the Blackfeet reservation in Browning, Montana. Methods The study was designed and conducted using a community‐based participatory research framework and ecological momentary assessment. Over a period of 1 week, 100 AI adults (mean age = 42.18, SD = 14.92) reported how often they thought about historical loss at the end of each day. During this week‐long period, all participants wore a wrist‐accelerometer to passively and objectively measure levels of physical activity. Findings We found that Blackfeet AI adults who reported thinking about historical loss more frequently over the course of the week had lower average levels of MVPA over the course of the week compared to Blackfeet AI adults who reported thinking about historical loss less frequently (B = –10.22, 95% CI = –13.83, –6.60). We also found that on days when Blackfeet AI adults thought more about historical loss compared to their weekly average, they had fewer minutes of MVPA compared to their weekly average of minutes of MVPA (B = –0.87, 95% CI = –1.48, –0.27). Conclusions Our data indicate that thoughts about historical loss are linked to lower levels of MVPA. Given high incidence of chronic health conditions linked to physical inactivity in AIs, more work is needed to identify the mechanisms through which thoughts about historical loss may inhibit physical activity in this population.

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“…For American Indians and Alaska Natives, historical trauma manifests in high incidence of future trauma exposure (Beals et al, 2002; Manson et al, 2005; Robin et al, 1997), intergenerational trauma (Cromer et al, 2018) and is further compounded by experiences of ongoing racism and discrimination (Akinade et al, 2023; Herron & Venner, 2022; Solomon et al, 2022). Historical trauma is also related to a constellation of psychological, biological, physiological, and behavioral outcomes, named as the historical trauma response (Brave Heart, 1998), which contributes to inequities in mental and physical health (Gone et al, 2019, John-Henderson & Ginty, 2020; John-Henderson et al, 2020, 2022a, 2022b). Based on these relationships, health interventions rooted in culture have been suggested and utilized to address the health consequences of historical trauma (Gone & Calf Looking, 2011; Gone, 2013; Pomerville & Gone, 2019).…”

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Resilience and health in American Indians and Alaska Natives: A scoping review of the literature

John-Henderson,

White,

Crowder

2023

Dev Psychopathol

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American Indians and Alaska Natives suffer from disproportionately high rates of chronic mental and physical health conditions. These health inequities are linked to colonization and its downstream consequences. Most of the American Indian and Alaska Native health inequities research uses a deficit framework, failing to acknowledge the resilience of American Indian and Alaska Native people despite challenging historical and current contexts. This scoping review is based on a conceptual model which acknowledges the context of colonization and its consequences (psychological and health risk factors). However, rather than focusing on health risk, we focus on protective factors across three identified domains (social, psychological, and cultural/spiritual), and summarize documented relationships between these resilience factors and health outcomes. Based on the scoping review of the literature, we note gaps in extant knowledge and recommend future directions. The findings summarized here can be used to inform and shape future interventions which aim to optimize health and well-being in American Indian and Alaska Native peoples.

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Historical Loss: Implications for Health of American Indians in the Blackfeet Community

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References 66 publications

Canada’s Colonial Genocide of Indigenous Peoples: A Review of the Psychosocial and Neurobiological Processes Linking Trauma and Intergenerational Outcomes

Canada’s Colonial Genocide of Indigenous Peoples: A Review of the Psychosocial and Neurobiological Processes Linking Trauma and Intergenerational Outcomes

Historical loss: Implications for physical activity levels in American Indian adults

Resilience and health in American Indians and Alaska Natives: A scoping review of the literature

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