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American-Eskimos Culture

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 The term "American Indian"refers to members of Indian tribalnations who live in the UnitedStates. The term "Alaska Natives"

refers to the Eskimo and Aleutoulations. "Native American!" aterm that has become unoular

amon American Indian rous!refers to American Indians!Eskimos! and Aleuts as one racialand ethnic rou.

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Myths and

Stereotypes# All Native Americans

are Alcoholics# $a%&

# 'on(t take care ofthins the)overnment ives

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Values and Culture

•

# *esect one another.Eseciall& elders.

•# *esect theenvironment

•# $ive siml&

•# +e humble

•# )enerosit&

•#

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+ison were a lare art

of the $akota 'iet

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 Young Native AmericanHealth

•# ,an& of the &outh liveshorter lives

•# )an violence

•# Addiction to chemicals

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Common Diseases:

•# Tuberculosis due to

socioeconomic factors!such as overcrowdin

and oor nutrition.

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# 'iabetes! triered b& aradical chane in eatinhabits and increase inobesit& followin American

Indians militar& servicedurin orld ar II

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•Alcoholism! or at leastdrinkin! has also

contributed to a lareercentae of motor

vehicle deaths!homicides! and suicides.

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NA/A01

• tribe has about 234!555 members!the ma6orit& livin on a reservation ofabout 27!555 s8uare miles of

semiarid land in Ari%ona! New,e9ico! Utah! and Colorado.

•  women hold a hiher osition than

men• healin ceremonies is to remove thecause of a disease! not alleviate thes&mtoms.

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Causes of disease:

• Soul loss. The soul or "wind" of aerson enters the bod& at birth!formin the basic ersonalit&. Until

the bab& lauhs for the ;rst time<an indication that the wind hasattached itself to the bod&<it is

believed that the bab& ma& dieeasil&. In old ae! the soul is aainloosel& attached! makin deathnatural.

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•Intrusive o!ects. In asecial form of witchcraft

called "wi%ardr&!" adisease-causin aent canbe in6ected into the skin of

the victim b& a witch orsorcerer.

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•Spirit intrusion orpossession. 

 This haens when thesirit or "wind" of anindividual is dislaced b&the sirit of a daneroussuernatural bein.

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• "reach o# taoo. This illness isfre8uentl& called "moth sickness!"in reference to the m&thical

butter>& eole who committed the;rst incest. +ecause the moth is theetioloical aent! and the disease

ma& result from contact with it! awitch can cause this illness b&makin a erson touch a real moth.

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•$itchcra#t or sorcery. Awitch is a erson who has

killed someone! enerall& arelative! and then chanedhim or herself into an

animal in order to traveland do evil undetected.

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Nava!o Health "elie#sand %ractices• ma& last from ;ve to nine nihts andoften involve hostin lare numbersof uests.

• consult ;rst a traditional healer todianose or remove the cause of a

disease! and then an Indian ?ealthService h&sician to cure thes&mtoms.

•

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• The healin ceremon& should beerformed four times to ensure theremoval of the cause of illness! a

re8uirement that involves a reatdeal of e9ense. +ecause mosthealin ceremonies are forbidden

durin summer months! there canbe a lon waitin eriod betweendianosis and cure.

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N&'SIN( CA')

•# Shake their hand when ;rstmeetin

•# Talk softl&•# 'o not make direct e&econtact

•# +e humble

•# ?onor cultural ractices

•

1@er lace for famil& to

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Sage and S*eet

(rass

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)ND.