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The Psychological Impact of Historical Trauma on Native American People Native American historical trauma is similar to other massive generational group traumas. Past examples include the Jewish holocaust, slavery of the African people in the United States, and treatment of the Japanese Americans in the U.S. during World War II. Understanding the history of Native Americans allows for the design of culturally specific preventative and therapeutic interventions. Contrary to what is taught in modern history books, Native Americans were an advanced culture deeply immersed in their environments. From the invasion by the Spanish in the 1400s to the scorched earth extermination policies of the United States in the 1800s, Native Americans endured attempted genocide, forced relocation and confinement to reservations, and forced assimilation. Historical trauma is generational and dwells deep in the souls of Native American individuals and communities all across the United States. For any healing to occur, one must take a close look at the root cause of historical trauma for the Native American people. The focus of this book is to explore and develop ideas that will assist Native Americans in accessing which old ways are too biologically ingrained to do away with and what new ways must be taken on to come to terms with such a massively different environment.To understand the Native American people, it is essential to understand the environment in which they live, know their history, and see how this history has shaped them. It is equally important to understand and respect their worldview, which describes the thought process of a people or a culture. Native Americans were displaced from their traditional lands, their sacred sites were excavated, and their sacred objects were placed in private collections and museums. Their dead were exhumed from their traditional burial sites to make room for ranching and industry. Their artwork was never seen as separate from their culture. It was commercially reproduced and modified for Western tastes. Traditional ceremonies and stories were depicted, usually inaccurately, in novels, movies, and on television. Their way of life was disrupted, and they were forced to accept religious institutions whose dogmas often conflicted with Native American values.A variety of terms have been used interchangeably to refer to America's indigenous populations -- "Indians," "Native Americans," "American Indians," Native peoples." The problem of terminology began with Columbus. He was lost. The people he met were not Indians because he was not in India. Still, for six centuries, these peoples have been called "Indians." They are many different peoples and many different nations with many other languages. To justify the use of "Indians," which some scholars find offensive, I refer to Sherman Alexie's remark during a reading in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 1993: "The white man tried to take our land, our sovereignty, and our languages. He gave us the word "Indian." Now he wants to take the word "Indian" away from us too. Well, he can't have it." Throughout this book, all these terms have been used interchangeably to best reflect the subject being discussed.

Racism is one of the longest-standing social issues that persist in modern society. A lot of the tension that multi-cultural communities face today comes from our separation into racial categories that have been imposed on one another. Much of our recent history is dominated by race-based struggles. Moving past these ideas would be difficult, but maybe if we can expose their true origins: the racist anthropological books, papers, and theses that have fueled the fires for so long, we can finally end it for good. The ideas of some of the first Anthropologists may have been the leading cause of modern racism. These, rather than some genetic or biological reason, are why racism still exists today.Race is a false classification of people based on any actual or accurate biological or scientific truth. In other words, the distinction we make between races has nothing to do with scientific fact.The race is a political construction. A political structure is created by people; that is not a natural development; it is constructed or created for political purposes. The concept of race was created as a classification of human beings to give white people power and legitimize the dominance of white people over non-white people.

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The truth will out...The secret Vidalia Brand has been keeping for decades is about to come out. And she's terrified it will destroy her already fraught relationship with her youngest daughter, Selene.A man's last wish....Bobby Joe McIntrye is back in Big Falls, Oklahoma, and even he doesn't know what really happened between him and Vidalia all those years ago.But it doesn't matter. All he wants is to spend his final Christmas with the only woman he's ever loved; Vidalia Brand.A Christmas Miracle....Holidays in Vidalia's clan are known for their miracles, and this year, she's asking for the biggest one of all.

When Selene Brand, is out by the falls, dancing half naked with her fellow rebellious tree-worshipping types, and casting for the love of her life to fall at her feet, a stranger stumbles out of the woods and does just that.He's been stabbed. And when he opens his eyes, all he sees is a topless wood-nymph holding a dagger. When she bends close and asks his name, he realizes that he doesn't know the answer. Nor does he know who stabbed him, but the local law seems to suspect Selene.And yet she's the one who picks him up when he goes on the run. It soon becomes apparent that someone is trying to kill him because he knows something that he can't remember. Selene is determined to help him figure out who.Soon he realizes the only person on his side is a witchy little vegetarian who's running away for reasons of her own. And he wonders if a guy without a memory can really fall in love so fast.

The girl who was too good for him...In high school, Wade Armstrong had been half in love with Edie Brand, even though she barely seemed to notice his existence. Like the rest of this town, she thought him beneath her. That was how it seemed to him, anyway. But he'd grown up determined to prove them wrong, and now he owns a successful garage which is wallpapered with Edie Brand's photo spreads from the Vanessa's Whisper lingerie catalogue.He fascinated and terrified her...In high school, Edie had been afraid to even look at Wade Armstrong. He was too hot, too smooth, and his reputation of being able to get any girl to say yes on the first date scared the daylights out of her.Now a bad boy is what she needs... She's back in town, driven out of L.A. and her lucrative modeling career by a crazed stalker who nearly killed her once...and who seems to have followed her home.The attraction between these two burns them both, while a dangerous admirer watches, and grows angrier.

When former Secret Service agent Alex Stone is asked to impersonate a foreign dignitary who wears a full beard and is rarely seen without his sunglasses, it's not a problem. But getting someone to impersonate the man's new bride, a beauty the world adores, is a little bit harder.Melusine Brand looks astoundingly like the pampered princess. She's also a rough and tumble Oklahoma girl with colorful language. Besides, she'll never agree.Only, she does.Alex has to tutor her to survive the glitzy world he's used to. But when things take a turn and they're on the run in the wilderness with killers on their heels, it's Mel's turn to school him.Depending on each other to stay alive, these two opposites find a love that's stronger than either of them could have imagined...and hope they can live long enough to claim it.

"There aren't many young ladies who'd be eager to accept a governess position with wild twin boys in a lonely castle deep in the Oxfordshire countryside, but Helena Templeton has never been much like other young ladies. She's just settled into her new post when the boys' father, the rakish Earl of Hawke returns home unexpectedly, half-dressed and fleeing his latest London scandal. Adrian Chatham wasn't aware he even had a governess until her returns home after months of London debauchery have failed to chase his dead wife's memory from his mind. The last thing he wants is a high-handed, meddlesome chit like Helena Templeton in his house, but his boys need her, and maybe, just maybe...he does, too. But just as they've reached a fragile truce, Helena's sisters summon her home. Heartbroken, she leaves Hawke's Run, but Adrian isn't willing to let her go so easily. He wants Helena to use her miraculous matchmaking skills to find him a wife, and he has just the lady in mind..."--Publisher.

* When the darkness of despair casts shadows on life, the spark of hope flickers, just waiting to burst into flame once more.*Zann Blackseed is the huntsman for the king of Evandorm in the land of Mura. Zann has the power to shapeshift into a white wolf, and does so to help in the hunt. But when the king decides to send Zann to hunt in the forests of Glint, things take a nasty turn. Glint is one of the magical realms on the other side of the mountain. While in his shapeshifting form of a wolf, Zann is struck by an arrow and wounded. Little does he ever expect to see that a beautiful wench shot him, and that she happens to be the elven queen of this magical land.Lira Pentstone is the widowed queen of Glint, troubled by the fact a portal keeps opening and a dark man is trying to abduct her young daughter. When she stops a wolf from hunting in her forest, she discovers it is really a man. Having heard of the Blackseed brothers and their experience with other portals, she requests his help. Zann has no desire to help her or to have anything to do with elves or portals. But when a pesky elven sage tricks them, Lira and Zann end up married to each other. Each of their lives is about to change forever.Can war between the realms be stopped using magic that turns into a threat for all? And will a magical portal be the obstacle or the solution that will save or doom a hastened marriage between a shapeshifter and an elven queen?

Helena Littledean has a secret, a most scandalous painting she bought in discretion and keeps hidden from prying eyes. She's a young lady after all, and the Adam in her painting isn't hiding a thing behind his fig leaf. When she finally meets the Earl of Norwalk, her heart catches in her throat. It's her Adam-the embodiment of her closely held dreams standing before her...Adam Waterbury, the Earl of Norwalk, has been trying to find Adam in the Garden of Eden for over twelve years. The artist, his maternal uncle, promised he'd never sell it, not to Adam or to anyone else. It was his masterpiece, after all. But ultimately, he sold it.A murder visits Helena's family home, forcing her family to leave, but not before she's etched onto Adam's every waking thought. Now they are both haunted by images of the other. And then he discovered it is she who owns THE painting. Now the question is, can Adam destroy the painting without losing Helena? If he helps solve the murder and save the Littledean business, could they come to An Artful Compromise?

When a simple family gathering is no longer simple...Rose Kyla, named for her grandmothers and the oldest granddaughter of the renowned Laird Liam Sinclair, assumes a visit to her great-aunt and great-uncle will be the same as always. But the merriment among the Sutherlands ends abruptly when the dashing Highlander, Blaine Keith, arrives, seeking support against the clan that has plagued the Sutherlands and Sinclairs for three generations. Unbeknownst to anyone, Rose Kyla has an ally among their common enemy. Can Rose Kyla convince her family in time to trust her judgment? Can she convince Blaine to trust her secret connection in a clan determined to destroy his?When a request for help opens the door to love...Blaine Keith, freshly off yet another battlefield, arrives amidst a family gathering of Camerons, Sutherlands, and Sinclairs when he seeks support from Laird Cameron against Clan Gunn. The strawberry-blonde beauty he meets threatens to distract him from his mission and demands from his family threaten to change the course of his life. There are no lengths Blaine won't go to as he proves to Rose Kyla that his feelings aren't fleeting. Can Blaine satisfy his family's expectations while keeping the woman he loves? Can he put aside his fears for Rose Kyla and trust a friend among the enemy?Rose Kyla and Blaine find themselves falling love as they face a future of uncertainty. Family duty, feuds, and failed first impressions threaten to derail their burgeoning romance as they defend their clans and the explosive passion that erupts between them. Their enemy soon discovers this Sinclair couple is like all the others. Heaven help the person foolish enough to come between them.

Giganticus Roboticus is the greatest superhero in the Universe!Find out how he battles his arch enemy The Frustration Monster by reading this book!Written by 4 year old Taarun Krushanth: "I wrote The Adventures of Giganticus Roboticus and the Attack of the Frustration Monster because I get frustrated A LOT! Just like Giganticus try a lot of different ways to beat my frustration like taking great big breaths in and out"

For generations, the Native American culture has been dismantled through war, forced colonization, and hatred. As a result of ignorance and prejudice, their existence has often been reduced to a subject title in our history books to remind the distant past. We gasp at the horrific ways they were stripped of their culture, tradition, land, and community. Yet, we remain ignorant that the devastating effects of this historical trauma have been passed on from generation to generation and still haunt the daily existence of Native American people today.According to a recent study, 566 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and villages in the United States--each with their own culture, language, and history. Every tribe has unique traditions and styles of housing, dress, religious beliefs, values, and ceremonies. Throughout the passing generations, however, Native Americans have battled to maintain their cultural identity. The racialization of Native Americans has distorted their individual and collective identities. As a mechanism of Western imperialism, "race" has contributed to their dispossession, disintegration, and decentralization. Racialized oppression continues at federal and tribal levels through racial terminology and blood quantum policies, leading to the fragmentation, marginalization, stigmatization, and alienation of Native individuals. As such, race and blood quantum pose a threat to the survival of tribes. Tribes have within their means indigenous alternatives to race and blood quantum and will need to revitalize these indigenous practices and principles if they are to safeguard their survival as autonomous cultural and political entities

In these prose poem sequences, five diff erent tastes are explored, not only with reference to food and drink, but also through their metaphorical use. There are innumerable ways of 'tasting' and apprehending the world, and these poems canvass a wide range of them while also encouraging readers to consider their own diverse tastes, preferences and experiences.

Everything you know about the gods of Ancient Greece is a lie.Zeus.Hades.Poseidon.They do not exist as you've been told.For centuries, Persephone, the true Ruler of the Underworld, has watched humanity destroy themselves and the world around them. Known for centuries as her alter ego, Hades, she has guarded the souls under her care, her only interaction outside of her realm as C.E.O. of the largest financial company in the world, Cerberus Financial.She is content with this, except a soul has called to her and her alone for thousands of years. One that she finds herself bound to in more ways than one.Devon Aideonous was murdered, his killer unknown, his past as a mercenary haunting him in the afterlife. He is sent to the Underworld, but not as a soul meant to live out eternity there. He is something far more powerful, and the more he learns about his new power, the more secrets are uncovered from his past.This is book one in the "Reign of Goddesses" series.Warning: Adult Content and Triggering situations such as PTSD, Trauma, Thoughts of suicide, Filicide (not happening present), and rape (not happening in present).

"THIS BOOK IS ABOUT 'Englightenment', what it is and how to achieve it. Enlightenment is not a philosophical construct a la 18thCentury European pretentions and appropriation, but an actual visceral, psychic experience. It is a cosmic orgasm of short duration much like its analogous physical counterpart. It does leave however a vestigial aura which must be revisited to remind the self of what is possible in the quotidian struggle to survive and find meaningful in this world. It is a transcendent experience above and beyond anything conceivable or imaginable."

He's been in love with his best friend since the sixth grade. Is this the Christmas he finally confesses his feelings or will her dreams take her away from him for good? Will Taggert has been in love with his best friend since the sixth grade. But Janie Arden has always had a boyfriend, especially around the holidays. Keeping Will firmly in the friend zone, year after year. Until this Christmas. For the first time, she's single and Will is determined to be the next--and the last--to win her heart. But her determination to stay single and focus on her dreams proves to be quite the hurdle. Janie is tired of putting her dreams on hold for relationships that repeatedly go nowhere. This holiday season, she's determined to put herself first. When an opportunity arises for Janie to take over the event planning for the local Christmas Eve charity event, she jumps at it. It may be exactly the grand event she needs to prove she has what it takes to run her own event planning business in Boston. Except that to pull off the last-minute miracle, she needs Will's help. Falling for her best friend was never part of the plan. This is a sweet small town contemporary holiday romance with an HEA. Heat Level: Sweet/Mild

"As one of the world's hugest musicians I'd seen and had it all. Sold out tours. Awards. Fame. Money. Women... And I'd almost lost it all. Epically. Now I'm back home. A broken, burned out, desperate rock star...and a single father. I returned to give my son a family, stability. To figure out my life. But coming home meant seeing her. The woman who was once my everything. Who made life in this too small town bearable. Who I loved with my whole heart...my whole body. But long held secrets forced me to leave nine years ago. Forced me to abandon her. And she's never forgiven me."--Page 4 of cover.

Lesson One: Don't forget to tell your wife you're a spy...An absentee husband is one thing, but a dead husband is too much for Lady Mariana Asquith to ignore. When she travels to Paris to search for the body of the wastrel who broke her heart, she finds him-alive at the Opera and still far too attractive for her comfort. But not everything is what it seems with her husband...Lesson Two: Don't let your husband seduce you...Nick has sacrificed everything to protect King and Country-including his marriage. But after ten years of staying away from the woman he loves, he can't quite make himself drive Mariana away. He longs to be done with the lies and spies-but there's one last job, with a seductive partner at his side....Lesson Three: Whatever you do, don't fall in love-again.As they work together to save the French government from powerful adversaries, Nick must teach his wife how to be a spy, starting with how to seduce a dangerous stranger. Mariana already has some experience with dangerous men thanks to Nick, and she has her own lessons to teach him-like how passion, love, and trust just might save the day.

Stephanie was born in a poor region of Brazil, but has many dreams. Your artistic soul will fight for your goals even in the face of great obstacles, tragedies and failures. Is it worth fighting for your dreams? Is it worth trying to confront racial and classical prejudices? These and other topics are covered in the book.

Floral artist extraordinaire Camellia Harris considers herself an expert in everything flowers, from baby showers to funeral arrangements and aconites to zinnias. While she's crafted beautiful wedding bouquets for famous brides, though, her own happily ever after remains elusive. After all, fairy tale endings aren't scripted for fat girls with disabilities. Eric Grady was the best dang high school quarterback Westfield, Texas had ever seen. He followed that with a record-setting college career and a first round pick in the NFL draft, but a devastating injury and subsequent addiction to prescription pain meds cut his pro career short. Now Eric is attempting a comeback of sorts-not on the gridiron, but as an emcee and speaker at corporate events and conferences. In the land of palm trees and flamingos for a home and garden show, romance is the last thing on Camellia's mind-and what is her former high school crush doing speaking at a conference on flowers? When a night of wine and reminiscing follows, Camellia is determined to dismiss it as nothing more than a one-night stand, but Eric has other ideas and sets out to achieve his greatest comeback yet-courting the fun and quirky florist.

Existem mais fatos surreais em nosso cotidiano do que possamos imaginar. Do sertão ao mar, das histórias de um mundo fantástico aos problemas de uma família conturbada, é possível identificar aquilo que nos faz humanos e excêntricos, portanto, especiais. A coletânea de contos 'Cantilenas' conta as histórias surpreendentes de personagens icônicos, mundos, situações e cenas improváveis, em um culto aos fatos surreais, dentro da realidade instável que é o nosso cotidiano.

While the mountains of southwestern Virginia are extremely beautiful and life there has its own pace, many do not realize the richness of the sports community in my mountian home. From fishing in a reclaimed mining pond to a fleeting Little League baseball moment of glory and lots inbetween - you are invited to remember a less hectic time set in the beautiful Appalachian mountains.