Most Native American cultures have a high degree of integration between their religious beliefs and their beliefs about health. Healing cannot be separated from culture, sacred narratives or religion, nor can the social behavior of the Indians be separated from these things (Levy, 1963). Kluckhohn...
K. (1998). Attitudes and beliefs concerning organ donation among Native Americans in the upper Midwest. Journal of Transplantation Coordination, 8 , 153–156.DANIELSON, Barbara L. et al. Attitudes and beliefs concerning organ donation among Native Americans in the upper Midwest. J. of Transpl. ...
As recently as the 1960s, Indians were being jailed for teaching their traditional beliefs. As recently as the 1970s, the Bureau of Indian Affairs was still actively pursuing a policy of "assimilation", the goal of which was to eliminate the reservations and steer Indians into mainstream U.S...
Cultural adaptation, psychometric properties, and outcomes of the Native American Spirituality Scale. Spirituality is central to many Native Americans (NAs) and has been associated with recovery from (SUDs). However, no published questionnaire uniquely taps tribal-specific spiritual beliefs and practices....
In the United States, the most significant health disparities occur among members of the American Indian and Alaskan Native populations. Because their health beliefs, values, and cultural practices are learned within a family system, this study used a focused ethnography to explore American Indians' ...
“At the basis of most American Native beliefs is the supernatural was a profound conviction that an invisible force, a powerful spirit, permeated the entire universe and ordered the cycles of birth and death for all living things.” Beyond this belief in a universal spirit, most American ...
American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children have a prevalence rate of early childhood caries 5 times that of the overall US population. Oral hygiene and oral health beliefs have not been described among AI/AN parents. This study explored constructs of the health belief model informing oral ...
American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) individuals are diverse culturally and geographically but share a high prevalence of chronic illness, largely because of obstacles to high-quality health care. The authors comprehensively examined cancer incidence and mortality among non-Hispanic AIAN individuals,...
The Path of Good Medicine: Understanding and Counseling Native American Indians This article presents a brief overview of Native American cultural values, beliefs, and practices concerning the tribe, elders, family, and spirituality. N... JTGD Director,MWGD Student - 《Journal of Multicultural Counse...
For some Native communities, the struggle in seeking cancer care sometimes involves another challenge: integrating traditional healing and beliefs with Western medicine. Perdue understands traditional healers may have different feelings about cancer, but says he knows a traditional healer who reminds his ...