Reframing Narratives of Aboriginal Health Inequity

Hatala, Andrew R.; Desjardins, Michel; Bombay, Amy

doi:10.1177/1049732315609569

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“…This article has presented qualitative findings of the sweat lodge ceremony experiences and indicated powerful changes in the health and well-being of this group. Future research is encouraged to replicate this work with other Indigenous populations to add evidence to the benefits of such an approach (Gone, 2013;Hatala et al, 2016;Hill, 2009;Kovach, 2010;Marsh, Cote-Meek, et al, 2016;Mehl-Madrona, 2009;Menzies et al, 2010).…”

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“…Sweat lodge ceremonies as discussed by many authors and healers sustained and brought healing to Indigenous peoples and this wisdom dates back as early as 400 B.C. (Abdullah & Stringer, 1999;Brave Heart, 1998;Colmant et al, 2005;Hatala et al, 2016;Menzies et al, 2010;Nabigon, 2006;Nabigon et al, 1999). While the participants in this study saw the sweat lodge ceremony as helpful, in part because it is one of their traditional practices, among other Indigenous populations traditional healing practices vary.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Trauma destroys the bonds and connections individuals have with themselves, others, and the world. This disconnection affects their sense of community and belonging, moving them further into isolation, shame, guilt, and self-blame (Bombay et al, 2014;Evans-Campbell, 2008;Haskell & Randall, 2009;Hatala, Desjardins, & Bombay, 2016;Herman, 2015;Marsh, Coholic, et al, 2015). Throughout the ceremonies, participants expressed that they experienced a sense of connection, release, and peace through the presence of ritual and healing practices, including the sweat lodge ceremonies (Colmant et al, 2005;Duran, 2006;Marsh, Cote-Meek, et al, 2016;Menzies et al, 2010).…”

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The Sweat Lodge Ceremony: A Healing Intervention for Intergenerational Trauma and Substance Use

Marsh

Ozawagosh

et al. 2018

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Many traditional healers and Elders agree that strengthening cultural identity, incorporating traditional healing practices, and encouraging community integration can enhance and improve mental health and reduce substance use disorders (SUD) in Indigenous populations. Despite the fact that traditional healing practices have always been valued by Indigenous Peoples, there is very little research on efficacy. Recent research by one of the authors in this group (T. Marsh) has shown that the blending of Indigenous traditional healing practices and a Western treatment model, Seeking Safety, resulted in a reduction in intergenerational trauma (IGT) symptoms and substance use disorders (SUD). This article focuses on the qualitative evidence concerning the impact of the traditional healing practices, specifically the sweat lodge ceremony. Participants reported an increase in spiritual and emotional well-being that they said was directly attributable to the ceremony. This study demonstrates that it would be beneficial to incorporate Indigenous traditional healing practices, including the sweat lodge ceremony, into Seeking Safety to enhance the health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples with IGT and SUD.

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The Sweat Lodge Ceremony: A Healing Intervention for Intergenerational Trauma and Substance Use

Marsh

Ozawagosh

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“…The concept of epistemic injustice assists the nurse in understanding how information and consent in health care can be poorly communicated. The concept of epistemic injustice requires the nurse to know which knowledge systems are being privileged, and why knowledge can be difficult to communicate Articles Historical Trauma (Hatala, Desjardins, & Bombay, 2016;Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart, 1998) "Cumulative emotional and psychological wounding, over the lifespan and across generations, emanating from massive group trauma experiences" (p. 7) Braveheart…”

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A pedagogy of social justice for resilient/vulnerable populations: Structural competency and bio‐power

Woolsey

Narruhn

2018

Public Health Nursing

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Background Nursing schools frequently assert the importance of social justice curriculum, but little information is available about specifics for such a class. Purpose The purpose of this article is to describe a class that builds a foundation for the understanding of social justice and the pedagogical frameworks on which it rests. Methods The authors develop a class grounded in bio‐power and structural competency. Discussion Described are topics presented to students, the rationale for their selection along with class activities and implementation challenges. Highlighted is the use of praxis as students incorporate the components of structural competency and bio‐power. The focus is on the potential for public health and advanced practice registered nurses to recognize and evaluate structural factors in patient and population‐based care. Conclusion Faculty meet substantive challenges in teaching social justice, including lack of recognition of societal forces which affect student's ability to provide care. Focused effort incorporating newer structural and philosophical frameworks in a social justice class may improve the provision of health services. The frameworks of structural competency and bio‐power provide a critical paradigm salient in social justice pedagogy.

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“…For example, PTSD patients often have difficulty living in the present [73][74][75]. In such cases, more robust therapeutic results require an understanding of how to interpret, explain, accept, and intertwine the traumatic event into an overarching and consistent narrative of human life, acknowledging the many storylines and backgrounds that form the self and its life story [38,[76][77][78]. In other words, to achieve therapeutic recovery, it is necessary to consider how to use the narrator's ability to form a new narrative and to explain the traumatic event as a meaningful part of their life story [79], which can be further aided by utilizing the storytelling characteristics of VR.…”

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Reconstructing Personal Stories in Virtual Reality as a Mechanism to Recover the Self

Georgieva

Georgiev

2019

IJERPH

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Advances in virtual reality present opportunities to relive experiences in an immersive medium that can change the way we perceive our life stories, potentially shaping our realities for the better. This paper studies the role of virtual reality as a tool for the creation of stories with the concept of the self as a narrator and the life of the self as a storyline. The basis of the study is the philosophical notion of the self-narrative as an explanatory story of the events in one’s life that constitutes the notion of one’s self. This application is suitable for cases when individuals need to recreate their self, such as during recovery after traumatic events. The analysis of the effects of virtual reality shows that it enables a person to engage in a process of deeper self-observation to understand and explain adverse events and to give meaning to these events to form a new story, which can complement the therapeutic outcomes of exposure treatments. This study proposes concrete examples of immersive scenarios used to reconstruct personal stories. Several possible levels of experience are proposed to suggest that recovery can be achieved through the gradual retelling of the self-narrative, addressing all of the underlying narratives. Considering the ethical challenges that might arise, this paper explores the ways in which immersion in virtual reality can benefit a person’s view toward life as a story and his or her self as its author, comparing this idea with previous research on the application of virtual reality for trauma treatment. The analysis also emphasizes the perception of narrative authorship in virtual reality as an essential method for recovering the self-narrative and improving a patient’s mental health during self-actualization.

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Reframing Narratives of Aboriginal Health Inequity

Cited by 50 publications

References 61 publications

The Sweat Lodge Ceremony: A Healing Intervention for Intergenerational Trauma and Substance Use

The Sweat Lodge Ceremony: A Healing Intervention for Intergenerational Trauma and Substance Use

A pedagogy of social justice for resilient/vulnerable populations: Structural competency and bio‐power

Reconstructing Personal Stories in Virtual Reality as a Mechanism to Recover the Self

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