Colonialism is the leading cause of trauma, intergenerational trauma and marginalization of Indigenous Canadian women who have lost their sense of health and well-being, this which led to countless disappearances and murders. Trauma can be defined as an “extreme and significant event against a person's body or self-image” (Frideres, 2011, p. 80), and unless measures are taken to thwart serious injury and the damage caused by trauma, it can result in a person's inability to self-heal (Frideres, 2011). Indigenous trauma began occurring over 500 years ago. This trauma is the result of cumulative emotional and psychological wounds resulting from massive group tragedies that have spanned generations (Wesley-Esquimaux & Smolewski, 2004). During the colonization process, Canada attacked the heart of the identity of indigenous peoples, their families, their language and their spirituality. The term “wound of the soul” has been used to describe the historical trauma felt following the loss of lands, ways of life, and culture as a whole (Frideres, 2011). The period called "cultural transition" which occurred shortly after indigenous peoples made contact with indigenous peoples. the colonizers is when they were initially stripped of their cultural authority and social power. Once Indigenous people realized they had minimal control over the devastating events, they began to exhibit behaviors of helplessness and abandonment (Wesley-Esquimaux & Smolewski, 2004). These disempowering behaviors have led many indigenous peoples to choose to withdraw socially, reduce their cultural and spiritual activities, and engage in repetitive cycles of conflict. Continuing acts of conflict have in turn led to deep psychological problems (drug addiction, sexual abuse, alcohol...... middle of article...... tell us: Research findings from the Sisters in Spirit initiative. Retrieved from http://www.nwac.ca/sites/default/files/imce/2010_NWAC_SIS_Report_EN.pdfVarcoe, C. and Dick, S. (2008). for rural Indigenous women in a neoliberal Canada. Journal of Indigenous Health, 4(1), 42-52. Retrieved from http://www.naho.ca/jah/english/jah04_01/07ViolenceHIV_42-52.pdfWesley-. Esquimaux, CC, and Smolewski, M. (2004). Historical Trauma and Aboriginal Healing / prepared for the Aboriginal Healing Foundation by Cynthia C. Wesley-Esquimaux and Magdalena Smolewski Ottawa: Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2004. Wilson, A. ( 2005). Centers of Excellence for Women's Health Research, 4(2), 6-8..=46683