Indigenous Health

10/12/2021

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Our friends at the American Indian Cancer Foundation host a campaign each year in October called Indigenous Pink to raise awareness of breast cancer in Indian Country. This year Indigenous Pink Day will be hosted October 21, 2021. You can check out more information about how to support this day by checking out the website.
https://americanindiancancer.org/aicaf-project/indigenous-pink-day/

10/05/2021

Do you know how you can support or celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day this year? We have included some links to book lists and places where you can celebrate.

Book list of Indigenous Authors:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/the-read-down/must-read-books-by-indigenous-authors/

Indigenous Peoples Festival:

http://www.seattlecenter.com/events/featured-events/festal/indigenous-people-festival

09/30/2021

Join the 25th Annual SpiritWalk & Warrior Run, a gathering to promote strong, healthy Indigenous communities. October 16th, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center.

Join us for our 25th Annual SpiritWalk & Warrior Run, a gathering to promote strong, healthy Indigenous communities! About the 2021 SpiritWalk SpiritWalk provides a cultural space to build and promote strong, healthy Native communities. Today, the event brings hundreds of people across the region to...

09/28/2021

In 2014, native activists and allies successfully advocated for the City of Seattle to recognize and celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, on the second Monday in October. This year it falls on October 11, 2021. There are many ways to help celebrate in Seattle.
Tune in October 12-15, 2021, for the virtual presentation. This year’s theme, "Where the world gathers" links together the series of 24 free festivals presented throughout the year, each with a unique cultural focus, identity, and a range of engaging activities.

http://www.seattlecenter.com/events/featured-events/festal/indigenous-people-festival

09/21/2021

Thursday September 30th is Orange Shirt Day, a day to acknowledge the history Residential Schools and its impact on Indigenous populations. It is an opportunity to create meaningful discussion about the effects of Residential Schools and the legacy they have left behind. This is a day for survivors to be reaffirmed that they matter. September 30th was chosen because it is the time of year in which children were taken from their homes to residential schools, and because it is an opportunity to set the stage for anti-racism and anti-bullying policies for the coming school year. It is an opportunity for all Nations, local governments, schools, and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come.
https://www.orangeshirtday.org/
https://boardingschoolhealing.org/

09/21/2021

Our friends at the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement at Fred Hutch will be hosting a photoshoot September 28, 2021. They are looking for volunteers who represent the BIPOC community to model in a patient and doctor clinical scene and other settings. If you or another individual that would like to volunteer to represent Indigenous communities, please contact Liszet Bigelow at lchaveza@fredhutch.org

09/17/2021

Indigenous lifeways focus on the spirit, mind, body, heart, earth, and community. Each aspect is a thread in a web that is related to our past, living and future ancestors.
To find more information on traditional lifeway suggestions please visit the American Indian Cancer Foundation website.
https://americanindiancancer.org/

09/01/2021

Traditional to***co has many uses within the American Indian/Alaska Native communities and it varies from tribe to tribe. Traditional to***co use is defined as ceremonial or medicinal purposes.
AI/AN have higher smoking commercial to***co use than any other racial/ethnic group nationally. According to Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) National Health Interview Survey 2006,.
Let's Keep To***co Sacred.

08/19/2021

"SCCA is committed to Indigenous health. It established the həliʔil (become well/heal) Program in 2019. The program focuses on:

• Promoting commercial to***co cessation in tribal nations*

• Identifying barriers to lung cancer screening in Indigenous populations

• Reaching out to tribal nations and Indigenous groups in our region to promote lung cancer screening

Patient Navigation (Lenora Starr PN)

https://www.seattlecca.org/community-benefit/Indigenous-Health-Program"

08/16/2021

There is an upcoming talk by Urban Indian Health Institute that may be of interest. The talk, “Sharing Our Knowledge: Indigenous Perspectives on Clinical Trials,” is the 3rd in a series of town halls that will be held on Friday, August 20th, at 1:00 PM.

This talk will be focused on COVID-19 clinical trials. The event description is as follows: “We will talk about how the process of finding and testing medicine for safety is not just a western tool or concept but has been done by indigenous people continuously throughout our history. We invite you to join us for our third town hall where we will reflect on how our people have found the traditional medicine we continue to use in the present through our own clinical trial processes and its parallels to the western medicine we see today.” (Videos of the other 2 town halls can be found here: https://www.uihi.org/projects/covid-19-treatment/)
To register, click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VGublbhZTMScNQ_EQQCtqw

Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) is committed to obtaining and sharing accurate information about clinical trials and COVID-19 treatments with our community and has produced resources meant to be used and shared by our American Indian …

08/11/2021

"Keep it Sacred"



Two traditional forms of to***co creating puffs of smoke. The smoke depicts a communal gathering around a drum circle, and the sparks fade out to look like stars, with the forms of animals and ancestors in the constellations looking down at the gathering. We emphasized that to***co should be used respectfully and safely in its traditional forms, and that by choosing not to put harmful chemicals in our bodies by cigarette or other unhealthy to***co usage, we are honoring these traditions and keeping it sacred.

Artwork by Seattle Clear Sky Native Youth Council
https://urbannativeeducation.org/

08/10/2021

“Pathways”

Our design shows the red road splitting off into two paths: one of tradition and healthy to***co use, and one of unhealthy recreational to***co use. On the traditional path, there is a peace pipe, and the surrounding area is green and full of life. On the bad path, there is a carton of ci******es and everything is dried up and dead. In the center, there is a to***co plant.

Artwork by Seattle Clear Sky Native Youth Council
https://urbannativeeducation.org/