Gold mining on Mayan-Mam territory: Social unravelling, discord and distress in the Western highlands of Guatemala

Caxaj, C. Susana; Berman, Hélène; Varcoe, Colleen; Ray, Susan L.; Restoulec, Jean-Paul

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.03.036

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“…Along with these community-based activities, academic publications also detailed some of the health impacts identified by community members describing: (a) complex oppressive forces shaping the systemic influence of mining operations on the community at large ( Caxaj, Berman, Restoule, Varcoe & Ray, 2013 ), (b) collective experiences of climate of fear and discord (i.e., mistrust, loss of community harmony, conflict) and embodied expressions of distress (i.e., multi-dimensional—spiritual, physical, psychological—suffering) resulting from the presence of mining operations (Caxaj, Berman, Varcoe, Ray, Restoule, 2014), and (c) multiple modes and sources of community resistance, strategies, and strengths used by individuals and groups to promote well-being amid these challenges ( Caxaj, Berman, Ray, Restoule, Varcoe, 2014 ). Overall, mining operations in the region manifested as an acute mechanism of social unraveling in the community, threatening the relational well-being of the community at large, as well as the holistic health of individual residents ( Caxaj et. al, 2014a ; Caxaj et.…”

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Indigenous Storytelling and Participatory Action Research

Caxaj

2015

Global Qualitative Nursing Research

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Storytelling, in its various forms, has often been described as a practice with great emancipatory potential. In turn, Indigenous knowledge shows great promise in guiding a participatory action research (PAR) methodology. Yet these two approaches are rarely discussed in relation to one another, nor, has much been written in terms of how these two approaches may work synergistically toward a decolonizing research approach. In this article, I report on a community-driven knowledge translation activity, the Peoples’ International Health Tribunal, as an exemplar of how narrative and PAR approaches, guided by local Indigenous knowledge, have great potential to build methodologically and ethically robust research processes. Implications for building globally relevant research alliances and scholarship are further discussed, particularly in relation to working with Indigenous communities.

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Indigenous Storytelling and Participatory Action Research

Caxaj

2015

Global Qualitative Nursing Research

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“…Colonialism is not a thing of the past, colonialism continues to be expressed in new and pervasive ways, such as extractive imperialism through the displacement of Indigenous peoples and the global extraction of resources from their traditional territories. Extractivism exerts ongoing pressure upon Indigenous worldviews and cultural practices (Caxaj, Berman, Varcoe, Ray, & Restoulec, 2014) contributing to collective and cumulative experiences of colonial trauma and related health disparities.…”

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Colonial Trauma: Complex, continuous, collective, cumulative and compounding effects on the health of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and beyond

Mitchell

2019

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Indigenous peoples across the globe suffer a disproportionate burden of both mental and physical illness relative to Settler populations. A substantial body of research indicates that colonialism and its associated processes are important determinants of Indigenous peoples' health. In Canada, despite an abundance of health research documenting inequalities in morbidity and mortality rates for Indigenous peoples, relatively little research has focused on the political, historical, cultural basis of health disparities. This paper advances a theory of colonial trauma as a conceptual framework with which to understand Indigenous health and mental health disparities. Colonial Trauma is described as a complex, continuous, collective, cumulative and compounding interaction of impacts related to the imposition of colonial policies and practices which continue to separate Indigenous Peoples from their land, languages, cultural practices, and one another. The theory of colonial trauma is presented as useful a framework for understanding the links between persistent health disparities, the traumagenic nature of colonialism and the right of self-determination.

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“…Consistent with various critical narrative approaches (see, e.g., Caxaj, Berman, Varcoe, Ray, & Restoulec, 2014;Caxaj & Gill, 2017;Haldenby et al, 2007), narratives were given a title based on the interpreted meaning and these titles served as the initial codes. The initial codes were then refined, revised, and collapsed into themes as interviews and analysis continued.…”

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“Until You Hit Rock Bottom There’s No Support”: Contradictory Sources and Systems of Support for Mothers Experiencing Homelessness in Southwestern Ontario

Benbow

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Gorlick

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Can J Nurs Res

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Nurses are vital community advocates and uniquely situated to support mothers experiencing homelessness. The purpose of this study was to examine the multidimensional nature of social exclusion in the lives of mothers experiencing homelessness in Southwestern Ontario. This article reports findings from one segment of a larger study that critically examined the sociopolitical context, health needs, exclusionary and inclusionary forces, and strategies of resistance demonstrated by mothers experiencing homelessness. Central to the women’s experiences of mothering while homeless were their interactions with “the system.” The contradictory nature of these systems was categorized into four subthemes: (1) “Until you hit rock bottom there’s no support,” (2) “It’s just not enough”: Insufficient support, (3) “Help comes with a price”: Support with surveillance, and (4) “Every shelter is so different”: Organizational philosophies impacting support. The contradictory nature of the system created an illusion of support, but in mothers’ lived realities, it perpetuated experiences of exclusion in spaces ironically designed to enhance inclusion. Implications for nursing practice include action the macro-, meso-, and microlevels. Nurses can advocate for Housing-First initiatives and evidence-informed approaches to poverty reduction while recognizing the system-level barriers to health and providing respective, compassionate care.

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Gold mining on Mayan-Mam territory: Social unravelling, discord and distress in the Western highlands of Guatemala

Cited by 26 publications

References 49 publications

Indigenous Storytelling and Participatory Action Research

Indigenous Storytelling and Participatory Action Research

Colonial Trauma: Complex, continuous, collective, cumulative and compounding effects on the health of Indigenous Peoples in Canada and beyond

“Until You Hit Rock Bottom There’s No Support”: Contradictory Sources and Systems of Support for Mothers Experiencing Homelessness in Southwestern Ontario

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