With changes to their way of life at the hand of Euro-Americans, Native Americans experienced dramatic shifts in the culture. Evans-Campbell (2008) explains that within the family unit, historical trauma easily becomes a component within the structure that lays the foundation for interactions within that organization. Poupart (2003) explains that through changing culture, the roles individuals play have also changed. For instance, historically Native American communities were often matrilineal in contrast to patrilineal arrangements in Euro-American culture. Furthermore, Native American males and females experienced more equality than Euro-American males and females experienced. In other words, interpersonal violence was essentially non-existent
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It is also important to understand what, if anything, providers are doing to address the issue of interpersonal violence among Native American people. The study will explore with community
members the realities of their experiences or their understanding of other people’s experiences with interpersonal violence. Through surveys and interviews with individuals that serve members of the Native American community, the study will explore what services are available and how they are rendered to establish if those services are successful or if they lack crucial components that acknowledge the interaction of historical trauma and interpersonal violence through cultural competency.
Research Questions and Hypotheses
The following research questions will be explored in this study:
Research question 1: Does historical trauma affect the likelihood of experiencing interpersonal violence within family units?
Hypothesis 1: There is a positive relationship between historical trauma and interpersonal violence.
Research question 2: Are there available services for addressing historical trauma?
Hypothesis 2: There are not available services to address historical …show more content…
Quantitative research design will provide ample data to explore whether individuals have experienced interpersonal violence, whether they have sought out services for interpersonal violence, and whether they experience interpersonal violence afterwards. Utilizing a longitudinal design will allow researchers to explore these experiences over time and increase the ability to causally relate the utilization of services with a particular outcomes for those individuals. The sample will be formed by sending out self-report surveys where community members on the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Qualla
It is also important to understand what, if anything, providers are doing to address the issue of interpersonal violence among Native American people. The study will explore with community
members the realities of their experiences or their understanding of other people’s experiences with interpersonal violence. Through surveys and interviews with individuals that serve members of the Native American community, the study will explore what services are available and how they are rendered to establish if those services are successful or if they lack crucial components that acknowledge the interaction of historical trauma and interpersonal violence through cultural competency.
Research Questions and Hypotheses
The following research questions will be explored in this study:
Research question 1: Does historical trauma affect the likelihood of experiencing interpersonal violence within family units?
Hypothesis 1: There is a positive relationship between historical trauma and interpersonal violence.
Research question 2: Are there available services for addressing historical trauma?
Hypothesis 2: There are not available services to address historical …show more content…
Quantitative research design will provide ample data to explore whether individuals have experienced interpersonal violence, whether they have sought out services for interpersonal violence, and whether they experience interpersonal violence afterwards. Utilizing a longitudinal design will allow researchers to explore these experiences over time and increase the ability to causally relate the utilization of services with a particular outcomes for those individuals. The sample will be formed by sending out self-report surveys where community members on the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Qualla