Healing: Beliefs

Native programs that address epidemics of anti-social and self-destructive behaviors

Native belief in illness as the result of an imbalanced life

Traditional and modern views about the causes of diabetes

Committed to hospice care at Kalaupapa

Hospice as a benefit to individuals who move to the city, to help them cope with isolation

In respect of cultural tradition, Lakota are very hesitant to puncture their skin

In respect of cultural tradition, Choctaw do not donate organs or blood

Native beliefs about illness and the role of traditional healers in restoring balance

Native feelings of hopelessness about health and well-being

Native belief in what constitutes a person is more complex than the modern western concept of body and mind

Traditionally, when elderly individuals felt they might become a burden, they would commit suicide

Federal agencies and local tribes are collaborating to address high rates of suicide.

One cannot separate well-being of the physical body, spiritual well-being, and intellectual well-being