For years, meals at the summer sun dance ceremonies on the Eastern Shoshone tribe’s lands in Wyoming were missing something that was once a staple of the sacred rituals. There was no presence of ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Traditional healing practices used for generations to treat the body and mind are now being recognized as ...

PHOENIX – Native Americans in Arizona and three other states could now see government health coverage for some traditional healing practices. On Oct. 16, the Biden administration announced it had ...

Surveys the Native American healing and health care practices from the time of first European contact up to the present. Includes a chapter profiling some Native American healers. siris_sil_741411 ...

AMES, IA — Sarah Dees pulls several yellow-tinged booklets out of plastic bags. Flipping through one titled “Life Among the Indians,” she points out sections on ceremonies and customs. Toward the back ...

Archaeologists have found evidence to suggest that ancient Mesoamericans may have consumed tobacco as a drink, possibly for ritual and healing purposes. For a study published in the journal Antiquity, ...

Imagine standing in a circle under the light of a full moon, holding hands with fellow retreat guests, feeling a profound sense of connection and unity with other women as the ocean waves gently lap ...

In this 2022 file photo, Wayne Wilson, holds eagle feathers that he uses in traditional healing ceremonies, as he stands in a hogan at the Native American Baha’i Institute in Houck, Arizona. Arizona ...