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Traditional Methods of HEALING Traditional HEALERS The traditional HEALER of Native America is the medicine man or woman, and American Indians, by and large, have maintained their faith in him or her over the ages. The medicine men and women are wise in the ways of the land and of nature. They know well the […]

HEALTH and ILLNESS in the American Indian and Alaska Native Population ■ 215 cover their bodies with red ochre. Members of the Navajo nation believe that “witchcraft exists and that certain humans, known as witches, are able to inter- act with the evil spirits. These people can bring sickness and other unhappiness to the people

The Hopi Indians associate ILLNESS with evil spirits. The evil spirit re- sponsible for an ILLNESS is identified by the medicine man, and the remedy for the malady resides in the treatment of the evil spirit (Leek, 1975, p. 16). According to legend, the Navajo people originally emerged from the depths of the Earth—fully formed

HEALTH, Indians must maintain their relationship with nature. “Mother Earth” is the friend of the American Indian, and the land belongs to the American Indian (Boyd, 1974). According to American Indian belief, as explained by a medicine man, Rolling Thunder, the human body is divided into 2 halves, which are seen as plus and minus

Discuss the background of the American Indian and Alaska Native population. American Indian and Alaska Native Population To “make medicine” is to engage upon a special period of fasting, thanksgiving, prayer, and self denial, even self-torture. —Wooden Leg (late 19th century) Cheyenne ■ Objectives 1. Discuss the background of the American Indian and Alaska Native

What are the traditional definitions of HEALTH and ILLNESS in each of the communities? The questions that follow should be thoughtfully considered: 1. What are the traditional definitions of HEALTH and ILLNESS in each of the communities? Are they alike or different? 2. What are the traditional methods of maintaining HEALTH? 3. What are the

The following exercises are inherent in Chapter 14 and are appropriate to all chapters in Unit III: 1. Familiarize yourself with some literature of the given community—that is, read literature, poetry, or a biography of a member of each of the communities. 2. Familiarize yourself with the history and sociopolitical background of each of the

HEALTH and ILLNESS Panoramas ■ 209 The first 5 chapters in Unit III will present an overview of relevant his- torical and contemporary theoretical content that will help you: 1. Develop a level of awareness of the background and health/HEALTH prob- lems of both the emerging majority and White ethnic populations. 2. Understand and describe

HEALTH and ILLNESS Panoramas Thus far, this book has discussed 4 of the 6 steps to CULTURALCOMPETENCY. The first 7 chapters presented the underlying theoretical rationale that is the foundation for CULTURALCOMPETENCY and brought you to the transparent door depicted in the introduction, to “observe” the various “bricks” philos- ophies, concepts, and situations involved in

Attitudes Toward Other Health Care Systems Skeptical and sometimes contemptuous of “alternative medicine” May see modern medicine as an alternative to ethnocultural or religious traditions Seen as a danger Source: Adapted from: Hanson, M. J., & Callahan, D. (Eds.). (1999). The goals of medicine. Washington, DC: Georgetown Press. Table 8–7 continued The struggles continue as