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http://kaiserfamilyfoundation.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/7977.pdf

http://www.advocatehealth.com/documents/faith/CG-Native_American.pdf

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When in a clinical environment and you have a patient come in

who is of American Indian culture you should first greet the patient

the patient with a respectful gentle handshake. You should then ask

them about their cultures traditions and familiarize to it by listening.

Their are over 200 hundred Indian languages, because of this try you

may need to need to know the exact language to find a translator.

American Indians have a very strong family bond. This means that

you should treat them as respectful as you do the patient. Some

cultures do not believe in medicine and their decision to not take

them should be respected.

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American Indians and Alaskan Natives have many health issues. One of

these is high infant death rate. They are ranked second in infant death rate

behind African Americans. Another is a very high suicide rate and second

highest death rate of drug use. They are also high in binge drinking.

American Indians are also common to have diabetes and be obese.

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Health, Illness, and Traditional Healing Methods

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Health, Illness, and Traditional Healing Methods

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Each Indian tribes had their different beliefs of Illness and health.

However, most tribes believed illness was when the individual or

family's spiritual,mental,physical or social interactions were not in

balance. When a individual had an illness most tribes whole

community would become apart of the healing process.

Sometimes a ceremony would to take place, other times they

would use remedies, prayers, or their cultures traditions. This

type of holistic healing was performed by certain people in the

tribe know as healers. They receive training that that was passed

down by older generations.

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1900- decreased population of 237,000

2000- population of 2,476,00 American Indian

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In 1830, the Indian Removal Act passes. This is the start of

pushing the American Indians out of the expanding United

States. By the 20th century American Indians are

impoverished and there numbers start to fall. However, the

mid-20th century begins a turn of events. The Indian

Reorganization act of 1934 is passed which sets up

reservations for the Indians.

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The American Indian is said to

have entered the Americas through

a land bridge known as the Bering

Land Bridge. It extended from Asia

to Alaska. Siberian hunters crossed this

bridge from Asia to track there prey.

Melting Ice submerged the bridge leaving

the hunters trapped in North America.

They spread throughout North America to

far South America and in to the provinces

of Canada. Some even braved the Arctic Circle

and are known as Eskimos. The American Indians

started to grow crops to harvest, and they became

very knowledgeable to agriculture. They also

hunted to survive and caused many animals to

become extinct or endangered. The Indian are

soon met by European and spanish explores

looking for new land. At first they treat this as a

great trade opportunity, but the settlers come

back to colonize and buy the land which the

Natives do not agree with. This disagreement

starts a very brutal war between the Indians

and colonizing settlers.