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Tradition: Ideas


Complementary Medicine

Traditional healing is measurable by its spiritual side

DeSoto

The long relationship between Choctaw speakers and Europeans

Drumming Therapy

Developing culturally relevant substance abuse treatment

Forgiveness

Embracing tradition is a means of disconnecting with negative aspects of life

Future

Traditional concepts of time

Iwo Jima

A Navajo Code Talker reflects on his service to America at Iwo Jima during World War II

Medical Dissection

Navajo medical students participate in ceremonies after dissection to comply with their traditional beliefs.

Medical Dissection

Navajo medical students participate in ceremonies after dissection to comply with their traditional beliefs.

Native Sovereignty

Sen. Daniel Inouye, of Hawai‘i, reflects on the on the Native Sovereignty measure in Congress

Prophecy

Prophecy of the “Mending of the Sacred Hoop,” which predicts a return to traditional ways

Symbols

Symbols assumed to be Christian can also have meaning in other cultures

Traditional Ways

Alaskan programs which teach traditional ways of living, such as harvesting a whale