Through this series of drawings, I have reflected on the concept of inter-generational transmission of historic trauma. Since the dispossession and dispersal of Aboriginal people, traumatic impacts have been felt not only by those past generations with direct, traumatic experience but they have also been transmitted to subsequent generations through various psychological, physiological and social processes. A historical and emotional legacy of shame, loss and desolation is precipitating many of the problems facing Aboriginal communities today. The designs combine physiological elements such as DNA strands and finger prints with traditional cultural symbols and marks.