Pathways and processes to the embodiment of historical trauma secondary to settler colonialism

This discursive article aims to examine how systemic factors of settler colonialism influence health outcomes among Indigenous peoples in the United States through pathways and processes that may lead to the embodiment of historical trauma. Discursive paper. We completed a comprehensive search of em...

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Published in:Journal of advanced nursing 2023-11, Vol.79 (11), p.4218-4227
Main Authors: Thomas, Nicole A, Owen, Brenda, Ersig, Anne L, Bratzke, Lisa C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical outcomes
Colonialism
Embodiment
Health disparities
Health status
Holistic approach
Holistic medicine
Indigenous peoples
Native peoples
Nursing
Social justice
Trauma
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Summary:This discursive article aims to examine how systemic factors of settler colonialism influence health outcomes among Indigenous peoples in the United States through pathways and processes that may lead to the embodiment of historical trauma. Discursive paper. We completed a comprehensive search of empirical and grey literature between September 2022 and January 2023 in PubMed, CINAHL and Google Scholar. Using these articles as a foundation, we explored factors related to the pathways and processes leading to the embodiment of historical trauma rooted in settler colonialism. A conceptual framework of the pathways and processes of the embodiment of historical trauma secondary to settler colonialism was developed, and is presented. The societal and historical context for Indigenous peoples includes harmful settler colonial structures and ideologies, resulting in stressors and historical trauma that impact health outcomes and disparities through the phenomenon of the process of embodiment. To provide holistic nursing care, nurses must be aware of settler colonialism as a determinant of health. They must be attuned to the pathways and processes through which settler colonial exposures may impact health among Indigenous peoples. Nurses must challenge existing structural inequities to advance health equity and social justice.
ISSN:0309-2402
1365-2648
DOI:10.1111/jan.15818