Healing intergenerational trauma and mental health for Indigenous Peoples in Canada

The mental health of Indigenous Peoples is not only an Indigenous issue. It is a Canadian issue and a global issue as Indigenous knowledge is the knowledge of our world.

Survivors’ flags fly at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHIMI KANG

October 6, 2025

As a physician and researcher, I know the brain is designed for resilience and healing. But when trauma severs our connections to family, culture, and community, its impact can echo across generations. To me, in my 25 years practicing psychiatry, nowhere is this more evident...

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