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Positioning historical trauma theory within Aotearoa New Zealand Pihama, Leonie; Reynolds, Paul; Smith, Cherryl; Reid, John; Smith, Linda Tuhiwai and Te Nana, Rihi

By: Pihama, Leonie.
Contributor(s): Reynolds, Paul | Smith, Cherryl | Reid, John | Smith, Linda Tuhiwai | Te Nana, Rihi.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples.Publisher: 2014Subject(s): HISTORICAL TRAUMA | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES | RECOMMENDED READING | COLONISATION | CULTURAL ISSUES | HEALTH | INTERGENERATIONAL VIOLENCE | MĀORI | RESEARCH | HAUORA | IWI TAKETAKE | PĀMAMAE HEKE IHO | RANGAHAU MĀORI | TAIPŪWHENUATANGA | TIKANGA TUKU IHO | WHĀNAU | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: Read the abstract In: AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 2014, 10(3): 248-262Summary: This article explores the relevance of historical trauma theory for Māori research. In exploring the impact of historical trauma upon Māori it has become clear that the terminology associated with historical trauma theory is considered controversial in Aotearoa New Zealand. As such, this article provides an overview of key definitions relevant to historical trauma and explores these in relation to recent reporting related to the use of the terms “holocaust” and “genocide” in the context of colonisation in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is argued that in order to engage fully with the impacts of colonisation on Māori wellbeing we must articulate fully the impact of historical trauma events and the contribution of those events to the negative health disparities experienced by many of our whānau (extended family), hapū (sub- tribes) and iwi (tribes). (Authors' abstract). Record #4846
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AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 2014, 10(3): 248-262

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This article explores the relevance of historical trauma theory for Māori research. In exploring the impact of historical trauma upon Māori it has become clear that the terminology associated
with historical trauma theory is considered controversial in Aotearoa New Zealand. As such, this article provides an overview of key definitions relevant to historical trauma and explores these in relation to recent reporting related to the use of the terms “holocaust” and “genocide” in the context of colonisation in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is argued that in order to engage fully with the impacts of colonisation on Māori wellbeing we must articulate fully the impact of historical
trauma events and the contribution of those events to the negative health disparities experienced by many of our whānau (extended family), hapū (sub- tribes) and iwi (tribes). (Authors' abstract). Record #4846