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Native American Healing

"Circle of Life"

Types of Healing:

Herbs

  • Treat physical conditions.
  • Bark contains acetylsalicylic acid (asprin).
  • Used mold which is now penicillin.
  • Watched sick animals.

Tobacco

Cedar

Sage

Sweat Lodges

Purifying

  • Cleanse and prepare for treatment.
  • Sweat lodges.
  • Special tea.
  • Smudging.

Smudging

  • herbal remedies
  • purifying rituals
  • healing rituals
  • shamanism

Community Healing

  • Used to summon spirits .
  • Chanting,singing,painting,dancing, and more.
  • Days or weeks.
  • Help groups find harmony.

Medicine "Bundle"

Medicine Pipe

  • Materials are sacred.
  • Can have multiple "bundles".

Shamanism

"The rainstorm and the river are my brothers

The heron and the otter are my friends

And we are all connected to each other

In a circle, in a hoop that never ends" -"Colors of the Wind

  • Smoke carries prayers to gods.
  • Shamans are healers.
  • Have close relationships with the spirits.

Tools

What makes them special?

  • Use nature for tools:
  • fur
  • skins
  • shells
  • roots
  • feathers

Skills

  • Visions of healing, or are born into it.
  • Both men and women.
  • Respected.
  • Called shaman, medicine man, or healer.

Main Idea's

  • Herbal remedies, bone-setting, counseling, and midwives.
  • Looking at patients as a whole.
  • Everything is interconnected.
  • Medicines are combination of spiritual beliefs, magic, and herbs.

Works Cited

  • Katz, Richard. "The Wisdom of Ancient Healers." Sacred Stories. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 251-61. Print.

  • "Health." Native American Medicine, Information about Native American Medicine. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2013. http://www.indians.org/articles/native-american-medicine.html.

  • "Kenneth Cohen, What Is Native American Medicine?" Kenneth Cohen, What Is Native American Medicine? N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.http://www.qigonghealing.com/sacred_earth/what.html.

  • "Native American Healing." Native American Healing. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.http://www.indians.org/articles/native-american-healing.html.

  • "Native American Healing." Native American Healing. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/complementaryandalternativemedicine/mindbodyandspirit/native-american-healing.

  • "Native American Medicine." Native American Medicine Cures Ailments without Modern Day Side Effects. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Nov. 2013.http://www.faqs.org/health/topics/12/Native-American-medicine.html.

History

  • 40,000 years old.
  • Chinese influence.
  • Environment and migration influence.
  • Practices vary.

Making a Comeback

  • People are turning to Native American healing to:
  • avoid side effects
  • cost of medication
  • relieve stress

Connections

  • "The Body's Poetic of Illness"
  • "In Sickness and in Health"
  • "All My Relations"
  • "The Wisdom of Ancient Healers"
  • "Ceremony"

Conclusion

Modern medicine stems from holistic remedies founded on Native American beliefs. As times progress and diseases manifest modern medicines are beginning to fail. I believe that it is vital for doctors to step back and revisit the roots of where true medicine began.

Put to the Test:

Big Picture

  • 116 people were examined who were treated with Native American techniques.
  • 80% exhibited improvement after 7-28 days.
  • 50 participants were cured, 41 improved, 9 unchanged, 5 worse, and 2 died after 5 years of treatment.
  • No tests have shown Native American healing can cure people.
  • There are reports that suggest treatment can help pain, stress, and well-being.
  • Hard to scientifically test healing based on spirituality.

Closer Look:

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