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...
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....
the horse had originally evolved in the Americas, but the last American horses, (speciesEquus Scottiand others) died out at the end of the last ice age. The re-introduction of the horse had a
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...
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' ...
Native American religions exhibit a great deal of diversity, largely due to the relative isolation of the different tribes that were spread out across the entire breadth of the North American continent for thousands of years, allowing for the evolution of different beliefs and practices between ...
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...
Native American spiritualityencompasses the diverse beliefs and practices of hundreds of Native American tribes. Differences between tribes are great, but most share a common belief in thesupernaturalas experienced in connection with animals andthe environment, visions, spirits, ancestors, the shaman ...
“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 ...
Cultural content therefore aimed to celebrate traditions that enjoy popularity among many tribal and regional groups and illustrate specific beliefs and ceremonies particular to individual Native American groups and subgroups. In the context of these culturally specific situations, youths acquired new skills...