Author Description

This collection brings together indigenous thinkers and practitioners from Aotearoa and internationally to discuss the effects oftrauma on indigenous peoples across social, economic, political and cultural environments.The authors explore understandings and practices of indigenous people, grounded in the knowledge of ancestors and based onresearch, that facilitate healing and wellbeing. The first part of the book focuses on research findings from He Oranga Ng?kau: M?ori Approaches to Trauma Informed Care, which supports health providers working with wh?nau experiencing trauma. Itdiscusses tikanga M?ori concepts, decolonising approaches and navigating mauri ora.The subsequent chapters explore indigenous models of healing, focusing on connections to land and the environment, whakapapaconnections and indigenous approaches such as walking, hunting, and growing and accessing traditional foods for wellbeing.