Waasa-Inaabidaa Episode Four - A Healthy Way of Life

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Episode Four: Bimaadiziwin - “A Healthy Way of Life” examines the Ojibwe’s holistic approach to good health and the role of traditional medicine and spiritual healers. Also chronicled is the devastating impact on Ojibwe health brought by European-born epidemics, a shrinking land-base, and government policies of assimilation and acculturation. This program looks at the affects of boarding schools, adoptions, and other traumatic events that caused generations of grief, anger, and dysfunctional family dynamics. Learn also how the Ojibwe people maintained their health through improvements in health delivery systems beginning in 1955 with the creation of the Indian Health Service, and continuing with the training of their own people in western medicine and treatment.
This episode concludes with reaffirmation of traditional healing based on living a good way of life with renewed emphasis on spiritual healing. It examines important milestones such as passage of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, the growth and success of culturally appropriate models of treatment for substance abuse and other social ills, as well as the resurgence of traditional medicine combined with their own modern health clinics.

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@CheeferSutherland Жыл бұрын

Such an honor to hear of the wonderful work that’s been/being done to strengthen the Anishinaabe way of life despite everything that’s going on against them. Such resiliency is next to unmatched. True ogichidaa. Gichi miigwetch miinwaa for this series. 💪

@andrewgrant2518 8 күн бұрын

A-Ho, Creator and Spirits, Thank You for Sending this Information to me here on my KZbin Page, About Indian People's everywhere. Many Prayers and Wishes, For Each and Everyone out there. ❤❤

@ntvrthmn 4 жыл бұрын

I am enjoying this series and especially like hearing the language. Been studying the language for a while now and the cultural aspects make the language come alive even more. I am originally from "northern" Wisconsin and now live in Alabama, USA and Panama, Central America, just so you know how far your videos get. Miigwech.