An Exhibition on "Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness"

The National Library of Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health, has opened a new exhibition examining concepts of health and medicine among Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Entitled Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness, it explores the connection between wellness, illness, and cultural life through a combination of interviews with Native people, artwork, objects, and interactive media.

As advertised, “visitors will discover how Native concepts of health and illness are closely tied to the concepts of community, spirit, and the land.” If you are unable to attend in person, however, are interested in the exhibition, an on-line version is available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/ .