Episode 119: Generational Trauma and Treating Native Americans as Commodities

Chris Stark's new book "Carnival Lights" centers on the story of two native Ojibwe girls. Chris brilliantly weaves in the history of generational trauma still being suffered by the Ojibwe people and other native tribes. This history of abuse and broken treaties created vulnerabilities that left women and youth exposed to and at risk of being victims of sex trafficking. Listen and learn how U.S. institutions continue to play a part in treating Native Americans as commodities.