A River Runs Through Us: Inspirations of Wellness

2009·20 MB·English

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Inspirations of Wellness
A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF:
Indian Health Service Division ofDiabetes Treatmentand Prevention,
Indian Health Service Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committeee,
Tribal CommunityMembers
August2003
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Reprinted December 2009
To order FREE copies ofA River Runs Through Us book and journal,
go to: http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/Diabetes, click on Online
Catalog, and then Educational Resources for Patients with Diabetes.
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ThereisasignalongtheTruckeeRiver,onthelandsofthe
Paiute, Shoshone andWashoepeople. It reads, "The sun
shines not onus, but inus. The rivers flownot pastus, but
through us."
We
Nativepeoplehave ariverofwellnesswithinus. have the
memories andthe traditionalways ofour ancestors, andifwe
arestillandlisten, theywillguideus.
Manyhave calledupon the wisdom to help during difficult
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times. The fight against diabetes is difficult. can
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overcome it. cancallupon the voices andways ofour
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ancestors. can listen to the wisdom ofour community
members and the wisdom ofour own selves.
Thisbookis a collection ofwisewords. Somewords arefrom
members ofthe Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee. Others
are from Indian community members. They are sincere and
humble. They are shared so that the fight against diabetes can
bewon. They arevoiced so that allmayfind the riverwithin.
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L)iabetes (Committee
"A River Runs Through Us" was envisionedby members of
the Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee (TLDC), an Indian
Health Service committee. The TLDC is made up of13 tribal
officials, appointedby the Director ofIndian Health Sendee.
Members advocate for support of diabetes programs from
government agencies andfrom Congress. Because oftheir
work, diabetes prevention andmanagement in Indian
Country has become a top priority, and funding from
Congress hasincreasedsubstantially.
TLDC members acknowledge how important it is for them to
"walkthetalk" ofgoodhealth. Theyalso acknowledgetheir
responsibility as role models in Indian communities. With
sincerity, theywishto share theirthoughts onwellness in this
book. But moreover, theywish to showcase and applaud the
efforts oftribal community members who walk the path of
wellness. It is the hope ofthe Tribal Leaders Diabetes
Committee that everyreaderofthisbookwillfindinspiration
to prevent ormanage diabetes, achieve the best ofhealth, and
bewellinmind, body and spirit.
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aregratefulto thefollowingmembersofthe 2003
~yYibal Leaders diabetes (Committee
fortheirwords andwisdominthispublication:
AberdeenArea
Current:JohnBlackhawk,
WinnebagoTribeofNebraska
Alternate: LoreleiDeCora,
WinnebagoTribeofNebraska
Past: RogerTrudell,
Santee Sioux Tribe
Past: Charles Murphy,
Standing Rock SiouxTribe
Past: MarlinWeston,
Oglala Sioux Tribe
AlaskaArea
Current: H. SallySmith,
BristolBayAreaHealthCorporation
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Albuquerque Area
Current:DavidGarcia,
AcomaPueblo
Past: ClaraChicarello,
Ramah Navajo
Past: Dan Simplicio,
Zuni Pueblo
Past: Anthony Othole,
Zuni Pueblo
BemidjiArea
Alternate:RobertChicks,
Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Council
Past: Eh Hunt,
LeechLakeBandofChippewa
Past:JudyRoy,
RedLakeBandofChippewa
Billings Area
Current:AlvinWindyBoy,Sr.,
ChippewaCreeTribe
Alternate:AnthonyAddison,
NorthernArapahoeTribe
CaliforniaArea
Current: KellyShort-Slagley,
Agua Caliente Tribe
Alternate: RosemaryNelson,
AlturasandCedarvilleRancherias
Past: AnthonyLargo,
Santa Rose Band ofMission Indians
Past:James Adams,
Shingle Springs Rancheria
NashvilleArea
Current:BufordRolin,
PoarchBandofCeekIndians
NavajoArea
Current:JerryFreddie,
Navajo Nation
OklahomaArea
Current:JudyGoforthParker,
ChickasawNationofOklahoma
Alternate: Chad Smith,
Cherokee Nation ofOklahoma