[seanymph]

Hi,

Thank you for starting this forum. It will give me a reason to to retrun to allnurses.com. i had stopped coming since they made so many things (ie: break room) for premium members only.
I am not Native, but my S.O. and "sons" are and I take a very special interest in their culture and health issues, so I am looking forward to your forum.

Seanymph

[ursulanursula]

Hi Thunderwolf.

I just noticed this forum today and was very pleased. I am starting a new job next month and many of my patients will be Native Canadian, Metis in particular. I really hope to gain some understanding by reading posts on this forum.

Thanx,

Ursula

[sirI]

Glad to have you, Ursula. O s da nah goo say (Good luck) with your new job.

[RaElrA]

I just found your thread today. I have (evidence, but not proof of) some native blood, and was married to a full-blood Shoshone for a couple of years. During that time, we lived totally within native circles, other than interacting with the public to sell his art. We met at a pow wow, and our lives revolved around pow wows. After our divorce, I finally quit going to pow wows, as we kept crossing paths (ugh) when I least expected it. What a way to ruin a good pow wow, lol! One of my fantasies (I have many) is to travel after finishing nursing school, and potentially work on a rez. Perhaps this site can help me stay connected. Thanks, Wolfie!

[happy heartsong]

I am not NAI but Chinese (so I figure we have some common ancestors way back there).
In reply to the question on "what has this got to do with nursing?" I say everything! How can you separate the spiritual, what has happened to one in society, personal life and what is going on with someone physically?
That question exemplifies how NAI or other people with more holistic ways of being are misunderstood by those who work from a reductionistic paradigm and why the therapies used from that paradigm have limited success. There are a whole different set of assumptions about what constitutes health or healing. If someone dies, that can be successful healing. The dominant paradigm does not understand this.
So much more to say but I'll stop here.

[Mescalero]

Hello everyone
I just joined the site. I will be graduating in December 2007. It's been a long road and the sun should rise soon (I hope).

[sirI]

Hello, Mescalero, and welcome to allnurses.com

So good to have you with us.

Oh see you dee gah luh wee sss dah nay dee dee day low kwa sss dee. (loose translation: Good luck on your journey through school).

We hope you enjoy the site.