Coping with diabetes and generational trauma in Salish tribal communities
Renee Davis
Volume 12, Number 1 (2025) 12 (1): 45-79
Keywords Diabetes, Ethnobotany, Cultural Healing, Generational Trauma, Salish Tribal Communities, Ethnobotanical Education Programs, Social Construction of Diabetes
Abstract
This essay is a result of a six-month study conducted to gain insight into the gap between the use of plants and practice of culture, and community health. If we can clarify connections filling the gap, I reasoned, then myriad other community health initiatives could draw on this important dimension of the human experience for the tangible improvement of health. For several years I had witnessed the cultural renaissance emerging in Salish country and plants education was at its nexus. In conducting this ethnographic study, I had hoped to gain insight into the transformative potential of ethnobotanical education in practice.
Viewing Indian country through the lense of diabetes, a powerful story unfolds. It’s a story of historical trauma, abuse and genocide; of social construction and metaphors of health and illness; and of the role of plants in building connections to habitat, place, ancestry, and culture. Most of all, it’s a story of being called home by the place, and reconnecting with the wealth of who we are.
Renee Davis
Published August 13, 2025
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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