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Tobacco Use and American Indian Culture

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

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Tobacco Use and American Indian Culture

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  1. Tobacco Use and American Indian Culture Cynthia Tainpeah

  2. Sacred Use • Tobacco is used in a variety of ways • Smoked in pipes, rolled in dried cornhusksor 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

  3. 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.

  4. Strategies • Bi-directional education • True Partnerships • Flexibility

  5. Strategies Culturally Competent- Tailoring information, education, and making it relevant Second Wind: A stop smoking curriculum for American Indians

  6. Tobacco Growing Workshop

  7. Awareness Campaign 2000

  8. Tribal Support Centers • Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma • California Rural Indian Health Board • Indigenous Peoples Task Force • SEARHC • Black Hill Health Center • Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

  9. Challenges • Convenience • Resources • Funding • Access

  10. RESOURCES: • Tobacco Control Task Force Technical Assistance • Fieldbook: Available Spring 2009 Website:http://www.ihs.gov/medicalprograms/epi/ Email: Megan.Wohr@ihs.gov Lisa D. Kerfoot Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan 2956 Ashmun St. Sault Ste. Maire, MI 49783 Phone: 906.632.6896 Email: lkerfoot@itcmi.org Website: http://www.keepitsacred.com www.cdc.gov/tobacco

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