NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICINE
To Native Americans, people must stay in harmony with
themselves, with other people, with their natural environment, and their
Creator.
They believed that most illnesses had a spiritual cause, which created
an imbalance between the body, mind, and spirit.
For them, bad spirits caused
the harm.
They used herbs to purify the spirit and bring balance
to people who are unhealthy in spirit, mind, or body.
They learned about the
healing powers of herbs by watching sick animals.
Medicine people were healers who had power in
the tribe. Some medicine people were also shamans (holy men and women). They
were good at in herbal medicine, bandaging, and setting bones. They kept their sacred
medicine tools (stones, animal bones, herbs) in a bundle. It was very powerful for them.
(by 2LSB & 2LSA)
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