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In Indigenous contexts, solastalgia functions as a collective, place-rooted emotion tied to shared environmental trauma and cultural agency across multiple spatial scales, rather than merely an individual psychological distress. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.ESTABLISHES_NEW_DIRECTION.

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This research aims to explore solastalgia through Indigenous perspectives, uncovering its collective emotional dimensions and spatial expressions.

July 31, 2026GeoHumanities

Positioning Solastalgia Within Indigenous Geographies

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EWEmma WoltonInstitut Agro Rennes-Angers CSCassidy SchoenfelderUniversity of Arizona

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Literature review explores solastalgia's impact on Indigenous groups, highlighting emotional and cultural connections to place.

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This research aims to explore solastalgia through Indigenous perspectives, uncovering its collective emotional dimensions and spatial expressions.
Conducted a literature review on solastalgia in Indigenous contexts.
Analyzed expressions of solastalgia in place-based narratives, poetry, and visual cultures.
Proposed the concept of Indigenous solastalgia based on collective experiences and cultural practices.
Demonstrated solastalgia as a collective emotion tied to shared memories of environmental trauma.
Showed solastalgia's manifestation across different spatial scales beyond immediate home environments.
Highlighted the connection between solastalgia and Indigenous agency in maintaining cultural bonds after environmental disruptions.

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Wolton et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6c46c0747664a1aa73bb5f https://doi.org/10.1080/2373566x.2026.2673113

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