Thunderwolf MSN, RN

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    Any Native Americans out there?

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Are you a Native American or mix blood? Do you hold on to any Native American beliefs? How does this impact you as a nurse? I am part Blackfoot/Cherokee. I try to see others as "relatives"...
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    Cultural Teaching article: The Wolf

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Wakan Tanka & The Wolf In the beginning, Wakan Tanka (the Great Spirit) created the wolf along with all animals. The wolf was quite a wild animal that Wakan Tanka thought would end up extinct...
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    Cultural Teaching article: The Wolf

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Here are a few web sites to help you answer this question. http://www.starstuffs.com/animal_totems/finding.htm http://www.tarotstar.net/totem_animals.htm...
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    Gay Native Americans Rediscover 'Two-Spirit' Identity

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    A most interesting article. In the older Lakota tradition, the concept of Winkte or male "who would be a woman" was a then honored position within the tribe. Quite often, a native infant was given...
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    Gay Native Americans Rediscover 'Two-Spirit' Identity

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I would imagine that they did. However, since the taint of Western civilization, it may be buried, lost, or hidden. I would encourage you to keep an open mind about this and to explore this further...
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    The "Soul Wound" of the Indian

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    A web article that goes into great length to explain the hole in the Indian soul. It may be found here if you wish to read the entire article:...
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    The "Soul Wound" of the Indian

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for this wonderful reminder. we as a people need to be reminded from time to time that there are others that we can culturally learn and grow from. maybe, the presence of these "holidays" is...
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    Are you an Indian?

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your post.....for it highlights this issue very well. In your example, there is really no difference between a blonde haired 1/32nd Indian child singing tribal songs and an 1/4 dark...
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    The "Soul Wound" of the Indian

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for sharing. I too can see the effects in my own lineage as it was passed down. Yes, the stigma was
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    A mother turns to a Lakota Sioux healer

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    JoEllen Koerner, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, felt her heart beating wildly as she watched her daughter pace in circles like a caged animal. Kristi Welch, 30, had endured months of knife-stabbing pain from kidney...
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    Watching out for the false shamans

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    [color=#cc3300]susan bates recently reported in the american indian journal a story about a self-proclaimed northern cheyenne "shaman", nathan cagle, a.k.a. "windwalker," who was arrested and...
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    What is the Red Road?

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sharing something with you that someone else shared with me. What is the Red Road, walking an Indian life path? Here is something beautifully written about it. What is the Red Road? My own heart...
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    Native American Healing

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Description Native American healing is a broad term that includes healing beliefs and practices of hundreds of indigenous tribes of North America. It combines religion, spirituality, herbal medicine,...
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    The "Soul Wound" of the Indian

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Another article that elaborates more on the coerced sterilizations previously mentioned.
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    Indian Health Service's chastised by Senators

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Two U.S. senators chastised national Indian Health Service leaders for not seeking needed funding and "rationing" health care in Indian Country. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who is on the committee, said...
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    Hello anybody out there? HIV+ Nurses

    Thunderwolf replied to herecomestrouble's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Welcome to this new forum, herecomestrouble. Give it a little time....others will find it and your post. A forum long overdue. Best wishes.
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    Pressure Points in GROWING UP INDIAN

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    Pressure Points in GROWING UP INDIAN by Dr. Witt, a Native American and anthropologist A very nice article, and very well written, with regard to child rearing practices of the American Indian...
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    Guts and Grease: The Diet of Native Americans

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    An extremely interesting web article on the American Indian diet as it has changed over the years...from the healthy hunter to the unhealthy modern Indian...and linking this dietary change with...
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    The "Soul Wound" of the Indian

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I will leave our readers here to weigh the content of the article for themselves. It has alot of great merit, considering how the Indian as a people have been treated over the centuries....but, I...
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    Wasichu....an unhealthy state of mind

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    now...not to make this more confusing, but wasichu or wasicun has another meaning....simply put....wasichu = a non-indian person...but often meaning a white person or of the white culture....
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    Wasichu....an unhealthy state of mind

    Thunderwolf posted a topic in General Nursing

    "my name is wasichu. i know thee, i have found thee, & i will not let thee go." 0949 est, october 11, 2004 barnard, vermont An excellent site which describes the concept of Wasichu....
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    Wasichu....an unhealthy state of mind

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    The questions I need to ask myself: "Am I too Wasichu?" and "In order to engender better respect and trust, how can I become less wasichu towards others, especially when caring for a NAI...
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    Gay Native Americans Rediscover 'Two-Spirit' Identity

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    A good followup web article on this topic may be found here: http://www.glbtq.com/literature/native_north_am_lit.html A brief intro section from this article reads: At the time of Columbus's arrival,...
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    NAI descent: Roll Call

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Update as of 8/13/2007: In my heart over the years, I have grown more to accept the wisdom that it does seem foolish to say I am part this and part that. It is a mindset that we have become accustomed...
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    Are you an Indian?

    Thunderwolf replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    In my heart over the years, I have grown more to accept this wisdom as told in this story. It does seem foolish to say I am part this and part that. It is a mindset that we have become accustomed to...