A snapshot of life prior to contact and colonization -- Pre-contact history -- Inuit -- First Nations -- Post-contact history -- Emergence of the Me?tis -- Aboriginal people today -- Residential schools -- Impacts of "aggressive assimilation" and traumatic disconnection -- What is trauma? -- Healing is sacred: stories, dreams, dance, drum & ceremony -- Healing from trauma -- Checklist to prevent re-victimization -- "Just" therapy -- Working with clients to promote safety and prevent re-victimization -- Impacts of trauma on workers -- Strategies for self-care -- Appendix A: Fact sheets -- Appendix B: Aboriginal healing models -- Appendix C: Annotated bibliography.
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