6.4 Native American Medicine

Native American medicine is an umbrella term that encompasses the healing beliefs and practices of all the indigenous people of North America. There are variations in both the specific healing methods of the different Native American nations (also called tribes), and in their practices. Read this description of the holistic approach and respond to the following:

1			Describe Native American medicine along with four practices that are common to most tribes.
2			Give details about how Native American medicine works.
3			What are the various ways in which one can become a medicine man or woman?
4			Describe three kinds of remedies that a healer prescribes, delivers, or conducts.
5			Would you be a likely candidate for Native American medicine? Explain why or why not.