Native American Communities on Health and Disability [electronic resource] : A Borderland Dialogues /
Lovern, L.author.
Locust, C.author.
This volume examines concepts of disability and wellness in Native American communities, prominently featuring the life's work of Dr. Carol Locust. Authors Locust and Lovern confront the difficulties of translating not only words but also entire concepts between Western and Indigenous cultures, and by increasing the cultural competency of those unfamiliar with Native American ways of being are able to bring readers from both cultures into a more equal dialogue. The three sections contained herein focus on intercultural translation; dialogues with Native American community members; and finally a discussion of being in the world gently as caregivers.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; I: Western Academic Voices; 1 Issues of Translation: Foundational Concepts of Translation; 2 A Few Commonalities of Connectivity, Energies and Ethics; 3 Manners, Humor and Silence; II: Native American Voices; 4 Native American Beliefs Concerning Health and Unwellness; 5 Traditional Beliefs about Disabilities; 6 Yaqui Beliefs of Wellness and Unwellness; 7 Hopi Beliefs of Wellness and Unwellness; 8 The San Carlos Apache Beliefs of Wellness and Unwellness; III: "Don't Try on It No More"; 9 Traditional Ways of Wellness
Note Regarding the Appendix InformationAppendix A: A Brief Guide to Some Native American Beliefs and Cultural Characteristics; Appendix B: A Brief Reminder of Ideas for Those Working in Native American Medicine; Appendix C: "Don't Try on It No More": The Use of Silence in Native American Languages; Appendix D: Additional Reading; Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
This volume examines concepts of disability and wellness in Native American communities, prominently featuring the life's work of Dr. Carol Locust. Authors Locust and Lovern confront the difficulties of translating not only words but also entire concepts between Western and Indigenous cultures, and by increasing the cultural competency of those unfamiliar with Native American ways of being are able to bring readers from both cultures into a more equal dialogue. The three sections contained herein focus on intercultural translation; dialogues with Native American community members; and finally a discussion of being in the world gently as caregivers.
Sociology.
Social medicine.
Ethnicity.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Sociology, general.
Medical Sociology.
Ethnicity Studies.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.