Huyser Kimberly R, Angel Ronald J, Beals Janette, Cox James H, Hummer Robert A, Sakamoto Arthur, Manson Spero M
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Socius. 2018 Jan-Dec;4. doi: 10.1177/2378023118807022. Epub 2018 Nov 12.
The unique physical, cultural, and ecological location of U.S. American Indian reservations simultaneously presents risks for mental health and offers sources of resilience to Native peoples. Using survey data from two American Indian tribes, we explore whether the length of one's life spent on a reservation is associated with lower odds of psychological distress. In both tribes, we find that individuals who live a vast majority of their lives on the reservation have lower odds of psychological distress than individuals who spent portions of their life off or near the reservation. These findings suggest a need to reframe the perception of life experience on tribal reservations but also call for a more nuanced investigation of the life experience of American Indians. This study illustrates the importance of deeply exploring the relationship that American Indians have with their tribal reservation lands.
美国印第安人保留地独特的自然、文化和生态环境，既给心理健康带来风险，也为原住民提供了恢复力来源。利用来自两个美国印第安部落的调查数据，我们探讨了在保留地度过的生命时长是否与心理困扰几率较低相关。在这两个部落中，我们发现，一生中大部分时间生活在保留地的个体，其心理困扰几率低于那些部分时间生活在保留地之外或附近的个体。这些发现表明，有必要重新审视对部落保留地生活经历的认知，但同时也需要对美国印第安人的生活经历进行更细致入微的调查。这项研究说明了深入探究美国印第安人与他们的部落保留地土地之间关系的重要性。
