Heritage Months
Native American Heritage Month
Native American Heritage Month at HSL
Celebrated each year in November, Native American Heritage Month (NAHM) is a time to recognize and appreciate the traditions, languages, and rich cultures of Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Indigenous North American communities.
NAHM is an opportunity to learn about the health beliefs and practices of Indigenous North American communities, both traditionally and through modern customs and contributions. Indigenous North American communities’ relationship with health and wellness is unique to each community, and is informed by complex spiritual, social, and historical connections.
NAHM is also a time to become better educated about the health challenges faced by Indigenous North American communities, and the efforts being made to face these challenges.
The following print books can be found near the Reserve collection in the lobby and are available for checkout.
Print Books
American Indian Health Disparities in the 21st Century by Call Number: RA448.5.I5 A44 2023ISBN: 9781527573581Publication Date: 2023
The Arts of Indigenous Health and Well-Being by Call Number: R702.5.A78 2021ISBN: 9780887559396Publication Date: 2021
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer by Call Number: RA645.C3 G37 2024ISBN: 9783031568053Publication Date: 2024
Indigenous Health and Justice by Call Number: RA448.5.I5 I543 2024ISBN: 9780816553167Publication Date: 2024
Indigenous Health Equity and Wellness by Call Number: RA448.5.I5 I64 2022ISBN: 9780367714840Publication Date: 2022
Indigenous Public Health: Improvement Through Community-Engaged Interventions by Call Number: RA448.5.I5 I53 2022ISBN: 9780813195841Publication Date: 2022-09-06
Legacy : Trauma, Story and Indigenous Healing by Call Number: RA450.4.I53 M47 2019ISBN: 9781770414259Publication Date: 2019
The Medicine Chest: A Physician’s Journey Towards Reconciliation by Call Number: RA450.4.I53 B63 2024ISBN: 9780889779730Publication Date: 2024
A New Psychology Based on Community, Equality, and Care of the Earth by Call Number: E98.P95 B55 2020ISBN: 9781440869259Publication Date: 2020
Reproduction on the Reservation Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Colonialism in the Long Twentieth Century by Call Number: RG962.5.I6 T44 2019ISBN: 9781469653167Publication Date: 2019
The Scalpel and the Silver Bear: The First Navajo Woman Surgeon Combines Western Medicine and Traditional Healing by Call Number: RD27.35.A45 A3 1999ISBN: 9780553100129Publication Date: 1999
The Science of the Sacred: Bridging Global Indigenous Medicine Systems and Modern Scientific Principles by Call Number: R733.R42 2019ISBN: 9781623173364Publication Date: 2019
Additional Resources
Bird, Naomi, and Margaret Robinson, 'Indigenous American/Two-Spirit Mental Health', in Esther D. Rothblum (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health (2020; online edn, Oxford Academic, 9 July 2020), https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190067991.013.19
Mid-Atlantic Service Unit of the Indian Health Service
The Mid-Atlantic Service Unit serves 7 mid-Atlantic Tribes sharing territory with the Commonwealth of Virginia. Those Tribes consist of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation and the Nansemond Indian Tribe.
The Native Health Database contains bibliographic information and abstracts of health-related articles, reports, surveys, and other resource documents pertaining to the health and health care of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Canadian First Nations. The database provides information for the benefit, use, and education of organizations and individuals with an interest in health-related issues, programs, and initiatives regarding North American Indigenous peoples.
Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness
This virtual exhibit from the National Library of Medicine explores the interconnectedness of wellness, illness, and cultural life for Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Visitors will discover how Native concepts of health and illness are closely tied to the concepts of community, spirit, and the land.
Virginia Indigenous Nations in Higher Education Collective
VINHE is a new collective convened by SCHEV that will serve as a conduit of communication and collaboration between higher education and the Commonwealth’s Tribal Nations. The collective is dedicated to supporting Indigenous access and equity in higher education through collaborative instruction, research, engagement, and capacity building activities. Members of the collective include representatives from tribal nations, higher education institutions, and other stakeholders and organizations.