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Why historical trauma feels invisible to non-Native partners

My white husband tries to be supportive when I talk about Indigenous issues, but I can see in his eyes that he thinks I'm being dramatic about things that happened 'so long ago.'

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Intimate relationships reveal how deeply colonial amnesia penetrates even loving connections.

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“Where Are You with Indigenous identity and land?”

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