Combining Healing
Using traditional methods and modern medicine to treat illnesses
Roger Fernandez
About Roger Fernandez
Artist Roger Fernandez offers insight into Native concepts of health and illness, as he explores the disconnect between western culture and the Native American way of melding body and spirit. Roger appreciates the subtle and profound differences in artistic styles between many tribes.
Tribal Affiliation
Lower Elwha Band of the Klallam Indians
Hometown
Seattle, Washington
Region
Northwest
VIDEO CLIPS
Defines Culture
Environment shapes the culture of a people; stories explain the relationship between a people and the environment
Perspectives
Every human being is creative
Spirit Figures
Spirit figures used for healing
Spirit Healing
When you are physically sick you are also spiritually sick
Spirtuality
Native belief in what constitutes a person is more complex than the modern western concept of body and mind
Urban Indian
Cities destroy Native cultures
Urban Indians - Not
Cities destroy Native cultures
“Too Urban”
Differences between living on a reservation and living in an urban area