www.NativeWellness.info

About This Website

The Native American Wellness website is the project of one woman dedicated to bridging the infomation gap between cultures through the use of computer technology and the internet; to provide resources and disseminate information about indigenous peoples, communities, and organizations across the globe; to facilitate communication betweeen Native and nonNative people; and follow research trends regarding health and wellness through the use of the internet and computer technology.

Denise Alvarado, a woman of mixed ethnicity is a holistic, transpersonal, cultural psychologist, mystical artist, healer, and lecturer who has presented many cultural sensitivity training seminars and traditional Native American holistic health care workshops in the United States.

Guiding principles

The Native American Wellness website is dedicated to the creative use of modern technology to promote indigenous health and well-being and to foster healing between and among cultures. This is accomplished through the following guiding principles:

• Respect for self and others. I respect the spiritual and cultural roots of individuals and communities and believe in exploring cultural strengths to create sustainable solutions.
• Protect Mother Earth.
• Self-reliance. I believe that the solutions to problems facing indigenous communities come from within individuals and communities. This principle is inherent in traditional concepts of healing.
• "Listen or your tongue will make you deaf." This traditional Cherokee teaching encourages paying close attention to the needs of others. This kind of listening deepens intercultural understanding, allows lasting relationships to develop, and allows holism to emerge as the central dynamic.
• Balance. Both the logical and rational left brain, as well as the intuitive nature of the right brain, are affirmed. 
• Preservation of Native languages and culture.
• Education. Indigenous cultures worldwide have much in common despite a great deal of diversity. These commonalities tend to center around the sanctity of the interrelatedness of all life and the historical and contemporary trauma suffered at the hands of colonizers and corporate entities. It is no longer acceptable to merely be aware of these issues. Through education, these issues are punctuated and validated so that we can move towards healing and lasting solutions.

Mission

The mission of the Native American Wellness website is to function as a resource for culturally sensitive research on factors that influence health and well-being in Native American and indigenous communities across the globe. A major focus is on the influence of historical trauma on the psyche of indigenous peoples worldwide.

The goals of this website are:

1. To provide educational information pertaining to Native American wellness

2. To promote understanding of Indigenous concepts of healing and illness

3. To articulate wellness from an indigenous perspective

4. To increase public awareness on the impact of historical trauma and the role it plays on the current physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and cultural well-being of native peoples today.

VISION

My vision is to see the highest level of physical, mental and spiritual well being for indigenous people across the globe.

"Pocohantas" - Matoaka -daughter of Powhantas - 1595 - 1617

The Pocohantas Myth

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