Native American Historical Trauma

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Native American’s experience transference of historical trauma across generations and genders. The frequencies illustrate that across all generations of Nez Perce tribal members are aware of and feel with frequency the historical losses of their people. There is little empirical data available to show prevalence among larger samples or across Native American cultures. Additionally, there is no measurement of causation or how environmental factors influence the transference of historical trauma from one generation to the next. A better understanding of the epigenetic transference of historical trauma and how the current environment that triggers the mental and physical health disparities Native Americans experience will contribute to explain

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