Restorying Your Story: Reclaiming Your Voice in the Face of Injustices of the Past Dakota Indigenous People have known that

Indigenous People have known that their family members disappeared

" Luka and Little Feather take it home

But when the meeting breaks up in gunshots and police sirens

when my head only reached my Appe's rib

"Don't say in the years to come that you would have lived your life differently if only you had heard this story

Restorying Your Story: Reclaiming Your Voice in the Face of Injustices of the Past Dakota Indigenous People have known thatThe stories we tell ourselves about our lives matter. How we make sense of the past affects how we make sense of the present it can mean the difference between continuing patterns of harm and being the one to break the cycle. Scholar and author Michael Gauthier, PhD, knows this struggle intimately. As a young Indigenous man grappling with the lasting effects of colonialism and intergenerational trauma, Michael turned to addiction to ease the pain and