Genocide. Colonization. Slavery. War. Forced Migration. Destruction of Cultural Practices.
Communities who experience these traumatic ordeals carry cumulative emotional and psychological pain across generations. This is called Historical Trauma.
Historically traumatic events endanger the vitality of cultures for ages. Lingering effects include increased rates of mental illness, physical illness, substance abuse, and deterioration of familial and communal frameworks for the impacted communities.