Websites
Alaska Native Knowledge Network - www.ankn.uaf.edu/health.html. ANKN is a clearinghouse for resources related to Alaska Native knowledge and ways of knowing. The URL connects to the section entitled Traditional Health, Medicine, and Healing.
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network - www.caan.ca. A non-profit coalition of individuals and organizations providing leadership, support, and advocacy for aboriginal people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
Center for Traditional Medicine - www.cwis.org/ctm.html. This organization provides clinical training with a focus on indigenous traditional healing, arts and sciences, natural medicine, health, psychology, and environmental studies. It is a non-profit organization with centers in Olympia, Washington, and Yelapa, Mexico. The site offers occasional on-line distance learning courses.
Indian Country - www.mpm.edu/wirp/ICW-34.html. Indian Country explains many of the traditional healing techniques of the Great Lakes Indians people. These traditions are used for preventing and curing illness for individuals and communities.
Indian Health Service - www.ihs.gov. This website provides basic information and regional contact information.
National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC) - www.nnaapc.org. This site includes current information, statistics, resources, and links dedicated to Native Americans with HIV/AIDS. It offers both the free (PDF) booklet Clinician's Guide: Working with Native Americans living with HIV, and a self-study course (CE/CME available) on HIV prevention for health care providers serving Native Americans.
Native American Center of Excellence at the University of Washington School of Medicine - staff.washington.edu/polly/nacoe/. This program encourages and enhances the professional development of American Indian students interested in studying medicine. An Indian Health Pathway certificate program is available for medical students.
Native American Women’s Health Education Resource Center - www.nativeshop.org/nawherc.html. This resource center, focusing on the needs of Native American women primarily, includes an AIDS prevention program. It is located in South Dakota.
Native Elder Care Resource Center - www.uchsc.edu/ai/nehcrc.
New Mexico AIDS InfoNet - www.aidsinfonet.org/708-native.html. Fact Sheet #708 is entitled Native American Traditional Healing .
Tamanawit Unltd. - www.tamanawit.com. Tamanawit Unltd. is an international consulting firm specializing in such areas as multiculturalism, bilingual education, transcultural issues of mental health, HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention and treatment, and substance abuse. Articles and videos are available for order on their website.
Tribal Connections in the Pacific Northwest - www.tribalconnections.org.
Turtle Island Native Network - www.turtleisland.org.
WholeHealthMD - www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/1,1525,721,00.html. Online article entitled Native American Medicine .
