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	Podcast:		Native America Calling
	Episode:		Tuesday, April 19, 2022 – The benefits of Indigenous mental health and wellness
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:56:31
	Publish Date:		2022-04-19 13:00:59
	Description:		Modern medicine relies heavily on pharmaceutical remedies for many mental health disorders like depression and anxiety. But there is some evidence that traditional ceremony and cultural connections can also provide a measure of healing. There is hope that adherence to traditional methods might be part of a regimen to improve the outsized representation of Native people for outcomes such as suicide and substance abuse. They may even be linked to improving some physical health maladies.
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