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ERIC Number: EJ584534
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1999
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Wo'Lakol Kiciyapi: Traditional Philosophies of Helping and Healing among the Lakotas: Toward a Lakota-Centric Practice of Social Work.
Voss, Richard W.; Douville, Victor; Little Soldier, Alex; White Hat, Albert
Journal of Multicultural Social Work, v7 n1-2 p73-93 1999
Interviews with 32 traditional Lakota elders, educators, leaders, and mental-health providers found that prereservation Lakota approaches for ensuring social health and well-being were preventative, holistic, spiritual, and linked to the tribe's ceremonial life. Discusses a resurgence of traditional healing practices among the Lakota and implications for social-work theory and practice. Contains 59 references. (TD)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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