Dr. Gabor Maté

It's called The Eternal Song, and it's about indigenous wisdom around the world.

And they came to Haida Gwaii, they came to Northern Bishkondia, Africa, South America, Australia, and New Zealand.

They spoke everywhere to indigenous people.

And the eternal song, the universal message everywhere is about the importance of learning from the heart and unity with nature, unity with the whole world.

And when I speak in indigenous communities here in Canada, what I stress is that your own traditions, that they try to, they try to,

kill in you.

And one Canadian politician said about the residential schools that the intention is to drive the Indian out of the Indian.

So when you ask me how not to pass it on to your kids, I say first of all, as I said before, working on your own trauma, but also as much as possible, connect with that deep wisdom in your own traditions that would be so beneficial, not just for your people, but for the whole society.

And I think it's one of the tragedies of modern civilization.

I just did a speaking tour in Australia.

In Australia, there have been indigenous people for 60,000 years, a continuous culture for 60,000 years.

Canada is not 200 years old yet.

Do you think in 60,000 years they might have learned a few things?

Do you think in 60,000 years, they over there or your people here might have learned a few things that would be worthwhile for the rest of us to learn?

So what I'm saying respectfully in response to your question is,

Deal with your traumas, work them through, but also go back to your own wisdom because there's so much there that is healing.

The unity, the chanting, the drumming, the dancing, the sun dancing, the cedar brushing,

what do you call it, the smoke that you, certain plant, you know, the sweat lodges, there's so much there.

So combine modern trauma work with your own traditions, and I think you'll have the perfect brew.

That's my best advice to you.