Periagoge
Scenario

What to do when family research reveals forced cultural displacement

I've been researching our family genealogy and discovered my great-great-grandmother was forcibly removed from her nation and married into ours and now I don't know what my real identity is.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The historical trauma of forced removal and cultural disruption can complicate contemporary identity in ways that make belonging feel uncertain rather than settled.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous seventh-generation thinking?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.