Historical And Intergenerational Trauma Case Study

Introduction
Background
With the birth of America came the genocide, domination, culturecide, ecocide, separation, termination, racism, stereotyping, marginalization, and forced assimilation for the original Native Indian people of the United States, which resulted in historical and intergenerational trauma. The cultures and lifeworld views of American Indians and the White race (predominate American race), are contrastive, divergent and often conflict. The consensus view of the arriving colonists to America (a land already inhabited by Native Indians) was the belief that English (whites) and Indians shared the same vulnerabilities to health and well-being. That perspective influenced American laws and policies from which many health disparities arose for American Indians. Another additional factor which explains health disparities for American Indians is the forced transition from the Native Indian affluence to the way of the civilized life of their white conquerors.
Historical and intergenerational trauma includes physical trauma, emotional trauma, and is compounded with psychological trauma, which crosses over from individuals to communities and across generations. American Indian and Alaskan Native1 (AI/ANs) people in the United States, either identified as Native alone

Understanding on both the client and practitioner is key in building a relationship which will lead to positive client outcomes. An essential element of the assessment process is the client’ understanding are differences in word meanings. There can be major differences in Native languages and English. Take for example the word Jesus Christ. In Sauk language, there is no word for Jesus Christ. Due to differences in meanings or lack of meaning, a practitioner must gain competence in the area of the Native language of the client to foster the clients’ full understanding of what is being