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Native Wellness Institute: Weaving our stories
Founder & Editor in Chief
This story was filed on August 27, 2009
Our Native communities need healthy people if we are to break through some destructive life patterns that can take us away from living a holistic lifestyle. I applaud all the people out there working to make our tribal communities whole again through language, prayer, songs and ceremony. The Native Wellness Institute has organized a conference Sept. 15-16 at the Mystic Lake Casino in Minnesota. The theme is about weaving our stories.
Jodi Rave
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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)
Founder & Editor in Chief
Location: Twin Buttes, North Dakota
Spoken Languages: English
Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights
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