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When colonization disrupts ancestral connection

I am Indigenous and my family's burial ground is now under a shopping mall and I do not know how to honor ancestors who have been literally paved over.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Historical trauma includes the literal displacement of the dead, severing spiritual and cultural connections across generations.

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“Where Are You with Memento mori across traditions?”

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