Suffering like a Broken Toy: Social, Psychological, and Cultural Impacts for Urban American Indians with Chronic Pain

• Published in: International Journal of Indigenous Health Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 150 - 168
• Main Author: Duwe, Elise Ag
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Victoria Aboriginal Health Research Networks Secretariat (AHRNetS) 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Chronic pain; Colonialism; Gangs; Illnesses; Minority & ethnic groups; Native North Americans; Off reservation living; Pain; Peace; Stigma; Studies; Urban areas; Violent crime; Indiana; United States > US; Illinois; Chicago Illinois

This paper will explore the difficult conversations and places of tension in the lived experience of chronic pain for urban American Indians from a larger study discerning relationships between chronic pain and colonization. A concurrent transformative mixed methods design with in-depth interviews a...