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Indigenous Health, Traditional Medicine & Community Wellbeing
Type: Collection
Abstract: Topics include traditional medicine, trauma, mental health, chronic illness, community-based health and healing systems. Sub-themes include Indigenous Health & Community Wellbeing, Traditional Medicine & Healing Systems, Community Trauma & Mental Health and Chronic Disease & Indigenous Health. Examples are documents by and/and about Community Trauma – Study on… more
Salish Country Cookbook: Traditional Foods & Medicines from the Pacific Northwest
Year: 2014
Member of: Dr. Rudolph C. Rÿser Writings
Publisher: DayKeeper Press
Description: eBook (second edition) combining recipes, cultural essays, and health guidance centered on Salish foods and medicines of the Pacific Northwest. Includes foreword by Leslie E. Korn (October 4, 2013), prefaces by Rudolph C. Rÿser (2004; September 18, 2013), sections on Salish cooking knowledge, oolichan oil, and a basic pantry. Book design by Liz Rubin; photography by Elise Krohn and others.… more
Yakama Women at the Longhouse
Type: Digital
Year: 2026
Publisher: Fourth World Journal
Abstract: In this article Hailey Allen (Yakama) explores the role of traditional medicine among Yakama women as a vital expression of Indigenous knowledge and a fundamental aspect of Longhouse (Washat) cultural continuity. Referred to as the Seven Drums Religion, or Waashat and Washani, the Longhouse Religion of the Columbia Plateau, including the Yakama, is better understood as a spiritual way of life… more
Nomadic Tribes and the Integration of Health, Wellness, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in India
Type: Digital
Year: 2026
Publisher: Fourth World Journal
Abstract: <p>This paper examines the intersection of health, wellness, and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) among nomadic and denotified tribes in India through a critical ethnographic and feminist lens. Drawing on fieldwork conducted with the Raika, Van Gujjar, and Sansi communities, the study highlights how these groups sustain culturally rooted health systems that are deeply embedded in… more