Native American

This seminar, co-hosted by Te Puna Wānanga and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, featured international speakers Professor Karina Walters and Dr Eduardo Duran. Professor Walters, based at the University of Washington and the founder and Director of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, spoke about what is historical trauma and gave a moving account of re-tracing her own Choctaw Nation’s Trail of Tears journey.

Professor Walters and Dr Duran were hosted in New Zealand by Te Atawhai o Te Ao, Māori and Indigenous Analysis, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and the University of Waikato.

This seminar, co-hosted by Te Puna Wānanga and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, featured international speakers Professor Karina Walters and Dr Eduardo Duran. Dr Duran, a leading expert on clinical and research work dealing with the impacts of historical trauma, talked about his experiences as a practicing clinical psychologist in Indian country for several decades. He also touched on historical trauma in New Zealand.

Professor Walters and Dr Duran were hosted in New Zealand by Te Atawhai o Te Ao, Māori and Indigenous Analysis, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and the University of Waikato.

Indigenous Affiliation: Tuscarora/Saponi

Stephen Cornell is Professor of Sociology and of Public Administration and Policy and Director of the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the University of Arizona. His Ph.D. is from the University of Chicago. He taught at Harvard University for nine years and for nine more at the University of California, San Diego, before joining the Arizona faculty in 1998.