This seminar, co-hosted by Te Puna Wānanga and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, featured international speakers Professor Karina Walters and Dr Eduardo Duran. Professor Walters, based at the University of Washington and the founder and Director of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, spoke about what is historical trauma and gave a moving account of re-tracing her own Choctaw Nation’s Trail of Tears journey.

Professor Walters and Dr Duran were hosted in New Zealand by Te Atawhai o Te Ao, Māori and Indigenous Analysis, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and the University of Waikato.