A group of us Pacific Islander friends have been trying to revive traditional healing practices in our community, but we're realizing we each learned different fragments from different elders, and some of our knowledge contradicts each other, leaving us unsure how to move forward authentically.
More people experience this than they realize.
The work of cultural revitalization becomes complex when multiple partial truths must be woven together into authentic practice.
“Where Are You with Indigenous healing traditions — Americas and Pacific?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.