Native American Communities on Health and Disability: A Borderland Dialogues

This volume examines concepts of disability and wellness in Native American communities, prominently featuring the life's work of Dr. Carol Locust. Authors Locust and Lovern confront the difficulties of translating not only words but also entire concepts between Western and Indigenous cultures, and by increasing the cultural competency of those unfamiliar with Native American ways of being are able to bring readers from both cultures into a more equal dialogue. The three sections contained herein focus on intercultural translation; dialogues with Native American community members; and finally a discussion of being in the world gently as caregivers.

Author: L. Lovern, C. Locust
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 03/27/2013
Pages: 242
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781137308603

About the Author
Author Lavonna L. Lovern: Lavonna L. Lovern is an assistant professor of Philosophy & Religious Studies at Valdosta State University Author Carol Locust: Carol Locust is a Consultant/physician Native American Cardiology Unit, University of Arizona