Medicine Eagle

i worked with these tribes for a little while in tuba city, az. i loved it! they were wonderful to work with. i am trying to go back to arizona to work directly for ihs. it did make me sad that i was limited in the quality of care i could provide. but each of us can make a difference by giving the best care we can.

okay,i am so tired of not being able to prove my nai blood b/c of shame stemming from racism in the past.why is there not a dna test to prove your nai blood??? we hve very specific things that are found only with native americans!!! for example the shovel teeth, and our very specific foot shape. not to mention the different pigmentation of our skin. i realize that not all of us who are not fbi (full blooded indian) have all of these traits, but there has to be a dna marker that identifies us! i want to make clear now that to those of you who don't know me, this is not about gov. help or money. i just want to be able to prove who i am! it is interesting that no one has explored these options as of yet, don't ya think??:smackingf

Zoesgarden, You gave me a much needed laugh. I now can speak to the problem on Reservation healthcare. I came to Tuba City with a full heart. and bonded with many of my patients. This hospital provides care for the Navajo (Dine') and the Hopi Tribes. The problem is the management. I was providing geat care and learnong a great deal, when my contract was broken based on lies! I have a strong feeling that if the Navajo and Hopi Tibes were aware what was going on, they would be upset! After having over 480 treaties broken by the American Gov. I would think that they would not look kindly upon having contracts broken based on lies, with nurses who truly care aout the NAvajo and Hopi Tribes and honestly wants to improve thier care. Medicine Eagle.

well, although the stats sadden me. i will not become a part of them. i have been the victim of abuse many times in my life, and as a grown woman i won't be again! i keep a shot gun in my home and would not hesitate to use it. i will not spend my life looking over my shoulder! i was forced to get a restraining order against the father of my daughter. i only did so as a warning to him. he knows better than to come to my home. i would not want to be forced to use my gun but i would. and i will be taking my gun with me on my assignment. i had a friend that was a police officer, he told me that they just got there in time to clean up the mess. he recomended to all women to keep a gun in the home. just my personal opinion. stats say that if you leave an abusive s.o. or spouse that you are at more risk of being killed. i personally don't want to become a stat. i think that women have to protect themselves. just my

wanted to do a quick post to let you all know, my job is set. i start work on the navajo reservation on dec. 10th at tuba city hospital er. i am currently raising funds to get me and my family there. i spoke to the knights of columbus tonight and they assured me they will provide help. i just don't know how much yet. also my recruiter found a 1 day pals povider course. i am worried. i do it this sat. i know pals is hard, even though i have acls and other advance courses, the med. calculations worry me. since it is normally a 2 day course, i will really have to cram, and i can't get the book until thursday. so please say a prayer and keep your fingers crossed for me that my mind is open and able to remember everything so i can pass.:chair: i will try to come back in before we go but we now have 12 days until i am supposed to show up to work! everything is happening very fast, i am very nervous moving my disabled mother, critical daughter,17mo son and myself to an area where i know no one. i am praying the navajo people will be kind, i really want to help and that comes out to those i care for. also wolfie, did chief thunderhawk say anything to you about his "tell me grandfather" program he really wanted to start, but could not find backing? he gave me the information and i have been talking to men in the nai communities i fo to about starting this program. they have said that if i will lead it they will donate their time to it. it is to help save the next generation. i want to start the program and name it after chief thunderhawk as a tribute to his life and work. so i am also going to start working on that soon after i get there. if you have any suggestions please letme know. gotta grab a little sleep. walk in peace, medicine eagle

Hey Zoe, Same things goin on here as before. Alois Wolf you need to get help. I was dx type II bipolar several months back. Now I am on mood stabalizers and anti-anxiety meds. Now if my new job would work out and I could get my daughter to the neurosurgeon across the country that she needs to live, Life might be okay. Also my good friend Chief Thunderhawk was killed in a freak mvc after doing my family's adoption ceremony. That is why my name is now Medicine Eagle not tired brave heart. So I am grieving for him with some friends also on here in the Native American Forum. Alois Wolf, I was curious about your name, are you NAI also? Gotta go but wanted to say hi, and hope you are doin okay.

Well you could always contact IHS, but I think you already know they don't give a care. I think the only thing we can do is each go and work. Give of ourselves. Thats all I know to do.

i wanted to let everyone know that you can sign chief thunderhawk's memorial guest book online. you can post a message for his family there. i don't know enough about computers to post the site where you can just click on it. just go to the list of people and click on leland conner. here is the site: www.cardaras.com . peace to you and your family wolfie. my family is still a wreck, except the kids. we chose not to tell catie, she is very sick and she really loved chief thunderhawk. catie does not need to know someone very long for her to love them deeply. his death would break her little heart. the only peace i can find, is that if catie dies he will care for her in heaven until i can get there. grandfather conner will be waiting when she gets there. also i believe that he is looking down on us and watching out for us all.

i just recieved the news. my family and i are also devistated. my sorrow is also very deep. i can't quit crying. thank you wolfie for introducing me to this great man and his sweet wife. i had not gotten to tell you about the insane trip we had yet. medicine eagle is the name he gave me. i just talked to summer dawn about flying her and leland to az, after i get there and get everybody settled. we wanted to be able to spend more time with them. i can't tell those of you who did not know him, what a very special person he was. he was a humble, kind, generous person. he would have told you that he was nothing special. but he was extrodinary. i called and got an update on summer dawn his wife. her status has been upgraded to serious from critical. i have to go i can't see the keys anymors from crying. i just felt like i should post something about this amazing man and how much the world lost with the death of this one man.

ajo1, i hope to get to know you better. i am planing to go to work at the tuba city hospital er soon. i have been researching as much of the navajo customs as possible. i don't want to do anything to offend any of my patients. that is the last thing i would want. i intend to work on reservations fot the rest of my career. the only way i know to help, is to give of myself. :redbeathe walk in peace, medicine eagle

siri, do you have problems with high heels too? i am just curious. i have a friend that has very high arches and she has trouble too. that was not the only problem i ran into though. the heels were fine on dress shoes, it was the wide front that didn't work. i think i am going to call it quits and as soon as i am better off financially, i am going to try mocasins(sorry if spelled wrong, not a good speller online).oh and siri chech your pms.:monkeydance: tbh

i completely agree. i was proud yesterday when i found out that there were protests against columbus day! i thought i was all alone in my yelling and waving my arms around. yelling this man should not be celebrated!!! the native americans who survived despite him and andrew jackson should! then much to my suprise and delight i fopund out that there are states that no longer celebrate this monster and i think it was michigan??? who has renamed the day native american day! bout time!!! tbh:monkeydance:

vetnrse, i know what you are saying. me and both of my children are flat footed. why does every shoe maker put in those great big arches. i can't wear them. it is painful. supposedly they casted and tested the feet of many different nai, and this is what they came up with. narrow heels and wide front. but pleeease don't forget no arches! i spent 2 hours trying on shoes for an interview today, and finally had to give up. by the way, am i the only native american woman who can't wear high heels??? my foot does not bend that way!!! all my friends can. i think it may be an arch thing again. tbh:banghead:

Yes Siri this did get very off topic. I agree with everything.... except sorry Gotta Love Those CARDINALs!!!! Even if we aren't in the series this year. Peace, TBH

leslymill, i am suprised it does not sound like you give god the credit for saving you from your evil father. i hope not to offend anyone, but i do not recognize satan the deciever and author of confusion and destruction as a church. it sounds as if you were sent to save your life. another thing i would have people know that directly before the great tsunami the government in that area had just decided to kick all of the christian missionarys out of the area. i am not trying to get religious. i am very aware of how horribly my nai ancestors and the nai people have been treated in the name of god. that was beyond wrong and i believe those who do horrible things in his name will be punished. god is not the author of confusion not is he the author of destruction. the atrocities committed against the native americans in gods name will be punished. maybe not years ago, today ,or tomorrow but i firmly believe that those who comitted these acts will be punished. sorry did not mean to rant. and i sincerely hope that this post will not be deleted. i realize that it is off topic. thanks, tbh