Native Nutrition--Northwest Indian Treatment Center Honors Culture to Heal the Mind

Autor/in	Krohn, Elise
Titel	Native Nutrition--Northwest Indian Treatment Center Honors Culture to Heal the Mind
Quelle	In: Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 22 (2011) 3, S.24-28 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1052-5505
Schlagwörter	Nutrition; Patients; Clinics; American Indians; Medicine; Food; Alcohol Abuse; American Indian Culture; Tribes; Outcomes of Treatment; Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Drug Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation Programs; Reservation American Indians; Partnerships in Education; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährung; Patient; American Indian; Indianer; Medizin; Lebensmittel; Tribal society; Stammesgesellschaft; Alkoholismus; Drogentherapie; Hochschulpartnerschaft
Abstract	The Northwest Indian Treatment Center runs a 45-day inpatient treatment program in Elma, Washington. The Squaxin Island Tribe created the program to address an unmet need for culturally based drug and alcohol treatment centers for Indian people who grew up on reservations. The program specializes in treating people with chronic relapse patterns related to unresolved grief and trauma, including historic trauma from colonization. The treatment center weaves culture into the fabric of the program. According to the director, June O'Brien (Nansemond), patients must be able to see themselves in their recovery, and when patients' traditions are honored in the healing process, re-traumatization is less likely to occur. Their culture is their medicine. Native plants, singing, drumming, a sweat lodge, beading, and support from local Native spiritual communities are part of the program. These act like pillars to hold patients up during their recovery. In this article, the author describes the Native Foods Nutrition Project which was created by the treatment center to increase patients' access to and knowledge of high-quality foods, including fruits, vegetables, and Native foods such as berries, wild greens, seafood, and game. Weekly hands-on classes teach patients how to grow, harvest, process, and prepare these foods. Twice a month, tribal elders, storytellers, and cultural specialists speak as part of the program. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. P.O. Box 720, Mancos, CO 81328. Tel: 888-899-6693; Fax: 970-533-9145; Web site: http://www.tribalcollegejournal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10