Episode 89: Indigenous Mental Health

Into the Fold: Issues in Mental Health

For many indigenous Americans, Thanksgiving is not just problematic -- it commemorates genocide, dispossession, forced removal, and cultural erasure. This emotional gauntlet has mental health implications that we will be discussing in this episode. For this discussion, we are joined by Angela Vela-Arce, master's student at the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work and director of the Native American and Indigenous Collective, which is part of the Multicultural Engagement Center at UT Austin. Angela brings a perspective on indigenous mental health that speaks to the experiences of young people and indigenous students on campus. Related links: Episode 67: Supporting DACA Students https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-supporting-daca-students Episode 65: The Past Does Matter: Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-the-past-does-matter Episode 88: Young Minds Matter https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-young-minds-matter