This special event is being offered
in cooperation with UCONN Medical
School (EDCAM initiative).

NATIVE AMERICAN MEDICINE:
PRINCIPLES, VALUES, AND PRACTICES OF THE LIVING TRADITION

With Ken Cohen (www.kennethcohen.com)

In this dynamic, information-packed, and entertaining talk, Kenneth Cohen will share cross-cultural perspectives on the principles, ethical values, and practice of Native American medicine. He will explore Native American medicine not as a thing of the past but as a living and still evolving tradition. He will discuss common misconceptions and stereotypes promoted by media, Hollywood, and the highly "imaginative" New Age Movement. Information will be presented from traditional and modern perspectives. How do Native Americans understand health and disease? What is the purpose of common therapeutic methods, such as counseling, drumming, song, vision-seeking, and ritual? Can there be respectful dialogue between western and indigenous science? Cohen believes that we cannot sustain the planet without preserving the wisdom, way of life, and lands of original peoples. At the end of the talk, Cohen will sign copies of his book Honoring the Medicine: The Essential Guide to Native American Healing.

Where: UCONN Health Center (Green Auditorium @academic entrance)
Farmington, CT
When: 6:30 until 9:00
Cost: Free to ALL