Sitting by the Fire

In this two-part miniseries, we explore intergenerational trauma and its impacts on Indigenous individuals and communities.

In this episode, Dr. Wesley-Esquimaux helps us understand intergenerational trauma by clarifying what happens when untreated trauma-related stress is passed on to multiple generations. She also provides evidence of the impact of intergenerational trauma on the health, well-being and social disparities facing Indigenous Peoples in Canada.

Guest: Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux, Indigenous Chair on Truth and Reconciliation at Lakehead University, Orillia and Thunder Bay. She is from the Chippewa of Georgina Island First Nation in Lake Simcoe, Ontario.

Music: Pauline Ducharme and Stéphane Eduardo Longtin