Cathedrals of the spirit: Indigenous relational cultural identity and social and emotional well-being.
Affiliation(s)
(Dudgeon) Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, School of Indigenous Studies, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
(Bray) Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, School of Indigenous Studies, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
(Bray) Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, School of Indigenous Studies, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
Year
2021
Citation
(2021). Non-Western identity: Research and perspectives. pp. 199-214). xxiii, 310 pp. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG; Switzerland.
Journal
Conference name
Conference location
Grant information
Abstract
This chapter addresses the identity construction of Aboriginal Peoples (The terms "Aboriginal," "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander," and "Indigenous" are used interchangeably. It is acknowledged that there are many cultural differences between and within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia and the use of differing terms does not intend to disregard such differences.). During colonization, government policies, informed by racist ideologies, forced Aboriginal Peoples off their country and sought to decimate Aboriginal culture and identity through genocide. Aboriginal children were then forcibly removed from their family and community. Raised without knowing their heritage, these Stolen Generations were denied their cultural identity and, instead, taught to demonize it. This immense loss and disconnection devastated these children, their communities, and the generations that followed. Nevertheless, Aboriginal culture survives and remains one of the oldest living cultures in the world. Recent policies have been implemented to reconcile this history and facilitate reconnection. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
PubMed ID
Type
Chapter
Study type
Review article (e.g. literature review, narrative review)
Subjects
Identity