Both Worlds
Her mother learned to live both in the Native world and in the modern world
Allison Kelliher, M.D.
About Allison Kelliher, M.D.
Allison Kelliher, M.D., was born and raised in Nome, Alaska, and is an ethnic mix of Irish, Koyukon Athabascan, and Inupiak. She is a family practice physician in Anchorage who talks about a reverence for the animals and plants that sustain the Alaskan peoples.
Tribal Affiliation
Koyukon Athabascan
Hometown
Nome, Alaska
Region
Alaska
VIDEO CLIPS
Delayed Care
Self treatment with traditional methods leads to delayed care
Dependence
Boarding schools created a cycle of dependence due to broken families
Hospice
Hospice as a benefit to individuals who move to the city, to help them cope with isolation
Hospice
Hospice as a benefit to individuals who move to the city, to help them cope with isolation
Parents
Lack of good parental modeling contributes to disconnection form culture and sense of wellness
Respect
Respect of plants equal to respect of onself and one’s relationship to the land
Suicide
Traditionally, when elderly individuals felt they might become a burden, they would commit suicide