Tobacco Use and American Indian Culture
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Tobacco Use and American Indian Culture Cynthia Tainpeah
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Tobacco Use and American Indian Culture. Cynthia Tainpeah. Sacred Use. Tobacco is used in a variety of ways Smoked in pipes, rolled in dried cornhusks or placed in a fire as an offering Used for prayer and as medicine Tobacco is used as a gift - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Tobacco Use and American Indian Culture
Cynthia Tainpeah
• Tobacco is used in a variety of waysSmoked in pipes, rolled in dried cornhusks
or placed in a fire as an offering• Used for prayer and as medicine• Tobacco is used as a gift• Sacred use of tobacco is different for
many tribes• Some tribes do not use tobacco in a
sacred way
Sacred Use
Definition: Commercial Tobacco
Any tobacco product other than that used by American Indians for the sole purpose of healing of the mind, body, and spirit.
Includes: cigarettes whether hand rolled or rolled commercially, chew tobacco, cigars, snuff, and pipe tobacco.
Strategies
• Bi-directional education• True Partnerships• Flexibility
Second Wind: A stop smoking curriculum for American Indians
StrategiesCulturally Competent- Tailoring information, education, and making it relevant
Tobacco Growing Workshop
Awareness Campaign 2000
• Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma• California Rural Indian Health Board• Indigenous Peoples Task Force
Tribal Support Centers• SEARHC
•Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma • Black Hill Health Center
ChallengesConvenienceResourcesFundingAccess
Tobacco Control Task Force Technical AssistanceFieldbook: Available Spring 2009Website: http://www.ihs.gov/medicalprograms/epi/Email: [email protected]
RESOURCES:
Lisa D. KerfootInter-Tribal Council of Michigan2956 Ashmun St.Sault Ste. Maire, MI 49783Phone: 906.632.6896Email: [email protected]: http://www.keepitsacred.com
www.cdc.gov/tobacco
