The author and educator Suzanne Methot discusses her new book Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing (ECW Press, 2019), with Joseph Planta.

Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing by Suzanne Methot (ECW Press, 2019). Click to buy this book from Amazon.ca: Legacy

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

One of the more interesting and provocative books out now is Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing. It can be a difficult book for some readers, but it is a necessary read in that it looks at intergenerational trauma and how that can hinder healing and reconciliation. The effects of traumatic abuse result in the high levels of addiction, chronic health conditions, not to mention depression, in the indigenous community. According to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, there is an unresolved terror, anger, fear and grief that is passed down. The book’s author Suzanne Methot, who joins me now, writes in such a clear-eyed way about the roots of colonialism and looks at how healing might happen. Suzanne Methot is a Nehiyaw (Cree) writer, educator, and community worker. She was born here in Vancouver, and raised in Peace River, Alberta. She is the co-author of Aboriginal Beliefs, Values, and Aspirations, and her writing has appeared in sundry publications such as the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, Windspeaker, among others. She joined me from Toronto, a couple of weeks ago. This new book is published by ECW Press. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Suzanne Methot; Ms. Methot, good morning.

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