Risk Factors Disrupting Wholistic Wellness Among Indigenous Families During Covid ‐19

Datos Bibliográficos

ID17190856
AutoresKya Locklear (0009-0000-3905-0329, Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans Louisiana USA), Kristi Ka’apu (0009-0002-2024-8073, Tulane University School of Social Work New Orleans Louisiana USA), Kristi Ka'apu (Tulane University), C E Mckinley (0000-0002-1770-5088, Tulane University School of Social Work New Orleans Louisiana USA), Catherine E O'Connor (Tulane University, autor de correspondencia), Michelle D Johnson-Jennings (0000-0003-0723-6588, Indigenous Wellness Research Institute University of Washington Seattle Washington USA), Juliette Rau (0009-0001-1063-669X, Tulane University School of Social Work New Orleans Louisiana USA)
Año2026
Volumen65
Número1
Páginase70107-e70107
Fecha de publicación2026-02-07
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFamily Process (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0014-7370 • E-ISSN: 1545-5300
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/famp.70107
PMID41652902
OpenAlexW7128189638
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas50

The impact of the COVID-19 virus disproportionately affected U.S. Indigenous peoples, who experienced the highest infection and death rates in comparison with non-Indigenous peoples. In this article, we use the framework of historical oppression, resilience, and transcendence (FHORT) to understand how Southeastern Indigenous peoples in the United States navigated hardships associated with the COVID-19 global pandemic. This culturally congruent framework contextualizes imbalances found at individual, family, and community ecological levels, illustrating a direct correlation to sociopolitical, historical, and cultural oppression. This research assessed interconnections of structural inequity and associated disruptions to Indigenous wholistic wellness amid the pandemic. Thirty-one community-based, critical ethnographic interviews were conducted following an Indigenous toolkit for ethical and culturally sensitive research to understand quantitative risk factors associated with participant responses to COVID-19. The following themes emerged: (a) racism, sexism, and discrimination; (b) increased trauma, financial stress, and violence; (c) physical symptoms; (d) impaired unity; and (e) disintegrated support and kinship networks. Risk factors associated with COVID-19 emerged in large part from systemic inequity, incongruence between Indigenous family values and physical distancing protocols, and impaired collectivism. Future crisis interventions should promote traditional protective factors to offset the impact of historical oppression, consistent with the FHORT

Culturally appropriate · Distancing · Ethnography · Indigenous · Kinship · Poison control · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Studies and Ecology