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TRADITIONAL HEALING
Traditional healing focuses on the health and wellness of the individual in the context of culture and community. It incorporates Native beliefs, practices, and traditional ecological knowledge. This page is a portal to websites, databases, research projects, and narratives covering such topics as the use of local medicinal plants, the role of subsistence foods in preventing disease and restoring health, the vital connections between mind, body, spirit, and environment, and ways to partner traditional healing practices with contemporary medicine.
Alaska Native
Science Commission The mission of the ANSC is to endorse and support
scientific research that enhances and perpetuates Alaska Native cultures,
and ensures the protection of indigenous cultures and intellectual
property.
Alaska Traditional
Knowledge and Native Foods Database
The goal of the project is to build capacity
among Alaska tribes to take effective action to clearly identify and
address their concerns about radionuclides, other types of contamination,
and adverse changes in the environment. Sponsored by the Institute
of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage
and the Alaska Native Science Commission.
Annotated Bibliography - Traditional Healing
Primarily unpublished literature on "Alaska Native Traditional Healing" which is defined as Alaska Native beliefs and practices on illness, disease prevention, and health promotion.
Circle of Healing
A traditional healing model developed by Robert Morgan, PhD.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Do alternative therapies work? This site is designed to help answer that question. It is designed to serve as a resource for professionals, students, and the general public. The original web articles on various aspects of alternative medicine were written by Creighton University faculty and medical students. The remaining sections contain selected links to external sites that provide information on various aspects of alternative medicine.
Herbal Health Products—What You Should Know American Academy of Family Physicians fact sheet discussing the safety of herbal products and possible conflicts with prescription medications.
HerbMed This is an interactive, electronic herbal database that provides access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health. It is an evidence-based information resource for professionals, researchers, and the general public. A project of the Alternative Medicine Foundation.
Medicinal Herb Garden Located on the campus of University of Washington in Seattle, the Medicinal Herb Garden is a resource for herbalists, medics, and botanists of all levels. Access the information you need by using either the botanical or common name of the herb you are researching.
Native American Ethnobotany Database A database of almost 45,000 items concerning foods, drugs, dyes and fibers of Native American
peoples, derived from plants. Maintained by the University of Michigan - Dearborn.
Native American Herbal Remedies
Developed by the Cherokee Cultural Society of Houston, this is a list of Native American herbal remedies for various ailments.
Traditional Use of Medicinal Plants Ann Garibaldi 's book is a compilation of traditional medicinal plant use by Alaska Natives from across the state.
This website gives goals and objectives of the book, resource links, and ordering information for the book.
Sharing and Teaching
Alaska Native Knowledge Network
A resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing.
LitSite Alaska: Narrative and Healing
Professional Perspectives offers the views of health professionals on theories, techniques, research, and the application of narrative in health care
and educational settings. Healing Narratives provides examples that demonstrate the therapeutic properties of writing and telling stories.
First Nations Health Council
FNHC aims to address First Nations health through a traditional, holistic model that has been recognized as essential in reducing the health disparity gaps between aboriginal
and non-aboriginal people of Canada.
One Sky Center
National resource center for American Indians and Alaska Natives that provides resources, training, and programs in substance abuse and mental health.
Southcentral
Foundation's Traditional Healing Program
Brings traditional healing practices side-by-side
with Western medicine to further incorporate Alaska Native values,
beliefs and practices for the ultimate benefit of Native patients,
families, and communities.
Traditional Medicine Initiative
The U.S. Indian Health Service's initiative seeks to foster formal relationships between local
service units and traditional healers so that cultural values, beliefs, and traditional healing practices are respected
and affirmed by the IHS as an integral component of the healing process.
U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Supports rigorous research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), trains researchers
in CAM, and disseminates information to the public and professionals on which CAM modalities work, which do not,
and why.