Intergenerational influences of hunger and community violence on the Aboriginal people of Western Australia: A review

  • Francesca Robertson
    Kurongkurl Katitjin, Centre for Indigenous Australian Education and Research Edith Cowan University
  • David Coall
    Edith Cowan University and University of Western Australia
  • Dan McAullay
    University of Western Australia
  • Alison Nannup

Abstract

There is a consensus in the literature that hunger and community violence inaugurates adverse health impacts for survivors and for their descendants. The studied cohorts do not include Western Australian Aboriginal people, although many experienced violence and famine conditions as late as the 1970s. This article describes the pathways and intergenerational impacts of studied cohorts and applies these to the contemporary Western Australian context. The authors found that the intergenerational impacts, compounded by linguistic trauma, may be a contributor to current health issues experienced by Aboriginal people, but these are also contributing to the resurgence in population numbers.

Published: 2019-10-10
Pages:34 to 46
Section: Articles
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Robertson, F., Coall, D., McAullay, D., & Nannup, A. (2019). Intergenerational influences of hunger and community violence on the Aboriginal people of Western Australia: A review. International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, 12(2), 34-46. https://doi.org/10.5204/ijcis.v12i1.1183