Coming full circle : spirituality and wellness among native communities in the Pacific Northwest

__Coming Full Circle__ is an interdisciplinary exploration of the relationships between spirituality and health in several contemporary Coast Salish and Chinook communities in western Washington from 1805 to 2005. Suzanne Crawford O’Brien examines how these communities define what it means to be healthy, and how recent tribal community–based health programs have applied this understanding to their missions and activities. She also explores how contemporary definitions, goals, and activities relating to health and healing are informed by Coast Salish history and also by indigenous spiritual views of the body, which are based on an understanding of the relationship between self, ecology, and community. __Coming Full Circle__ draws on a historical framework in reflecting on contemporary tribal health-care efforts and the ways in which they engage indigenous healing traditions alongside twenty-first-century biomedicine. The book makes a strong case for the current shift toward tribally controlled care, arguing that local, culturally distinct ways of healing and understanding illness must be a part of contemporary Native healthcare.Combining in-depth archival research, extensive ethnographic participant-based field work, and skillful scholarship on theories of religion and embodiment, Crawford O’Brien offers an original and masterful analysis of contemporary Native Americans and their worldviews. Coming Full Circle Is An Interdisciplinary Exploration Of The Relationships Between Spirituality And Health In Several Contemporary Coast Salish And Chinook Communities In Western Washington From 1805 To 2005. Suzanne Crawford O'brien Examines How These Communities Define What It Means To Be Healthy, And How Recent Tribal Community-based Health Programs Have Applied This Understanding To Their Missions And Activities. She Also Explores How Contemporary Definitions, Goals, And Activities Relating To Health And Healing Are Informed By Coast Salish History And Also By Indigenous Spiritual Views Of The Body, Which Are Based On An Understanding Of The Relationship Between Self, Ecology, And Community. Coming Full Circle Draws On A Historical Framework In Reflecting On Contemporary Tribal Health-care Efforts And The Ways In Which They Engage Indigenous Healing Traditions Alongside Twenty-first-century Biomedicine. The Book Makes A Strong Case For The Current Shift Toward Tribally Controlled Care, Arguing That Local, Culturally Distinct Ways Of Healing And Understanding Illness Must Be A Part Of Contemporary Native Healthcare. Combining In-depth Archival Research, Extensive Ethnographic Participant-based Field Work, And Skillful Scholarship On Theories Of Religion And Embodiment, Crawford O'brien Offers An Original And Masterful Analysis Of Contemporary Native Americans And Their Worldviews. -- Introduction : The Case Of Ellen Gray -- Part One : Locations -- Theoretical Orientation : Embodied Subjectivity And The Self In Motion -- Part Two : Illness, Healing, And Missionization In Historical Context -- The Fact Is They Cannot Live : Euroamerican Responses To Epidemic Disease -- Civilization Is Poison To The Indian : Missionization, Authenticity, And The Myth Of The Vanishing Indian -- Part Three : Restoring The Spirit, Renewing Tradition -- A Good Christian Is A Good Medicine Man : Changing Religious Landscapes From 1804 To 2005 -- Both Traditional And Contemporary : The South Puget Intertribal Women's Wellness Program -- Coming Full Circle : Defining Health And Wellness On The Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation -- Part Four : Person, Body, Place -- Rich In Relations : Self, Kin, And Community -- The Healthy Self : Embedded In Place -- A Power Makes You Sick : Illness And Healing In Coast Salish And Chinook Traditions -- Conclusion : The Case Of Ellen Gray, Reconsidered -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Suzanne Crawford O'brien. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Coming Full Circle is an interdisciplinary exploration of the relationships between spirituality and health in several contemporary Coast Salish and Chinook communities in western Washington from 1805 to 2005. Suzanne Crawford O'Brien examines how these communities define what it means to be healthy, and how recent tribal community-based health programs have applied this understanding to their missions and activities. She also explores how contemporary definitions, goals, and activities relating to health and healing are informed by Coast Salish history and also by indigenous spiritual views of the body, which are based on an understanding of the relationship between self, ecology, and community. Coming Full Circle draws on a historical framework in reflecting on contemporary tribal health-care efforts and the ways in which they engage indigenous healing traditions alongside twenty-first-century biomedicine. The book makes a strong case for the current shift toward tribally controlled care, arguing that local, culturally distinct ways of healing and understanding illness must be a part of contemporary Native healthcare. Combining in-depth archival research, extensive ethnographic participant-based field work, and skillful scholarship on theories of religion and embodiment, Crawford O'Brien offers an original and masterful analysis of contemporary Native Americans and their worldviews."-- Résumé de l'éditeur Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 6 List of Illustrations 8 Preface 10 Acknowledgments 14 Introduction 18 Part One: Locations 38 1. Theoretical Orientation 40 Part Two: Illness, Healing, and Missionization in Historical Context 70 2. “The Fact Is They Cannot Live” 72 3. “Civilization Is Poison to the Indian” 108 Part Three: Restoring the Spirit, Renewing Tradition 138 4. “A Good Christian Is a Good Medicine Man” 140 5. Both Traditional and Contemporary 186 6. Coming Full Circle 227 Part Four: Person, Body, Place 276 7. “Rich in Relations” 60 8. The Healthy Self 319 9. “A Power Makes You Sick” 342 Conclusion 366 Notes 376 Bibliography 440 Index 472