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Becker, Ellen; Mercogliano, Betsy; Alvord, Lori Arviso – Journal of Family Life: A Quarterly for Empowering Families, 1999
Lori Arviso Alvord, an associate dean at Dartmouth College, discusses her experiences as the first Navajo woman surgeon. She discusses what Navajo philosophy and traditional healing can contribute to Western medicine, the importance of the patient-doctor relationship, and the personal changes she made to achieve harmony and balance in her life and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Ceremonies, Cultural Influences
Alvord, Lori Arviso; Van Pelt, Elizabeth Cohen – 1999
In this autobiography, Lori Arviso Alvord describes her journey to become the first Navajo woman surgeon and her realization of the benefits of Navajo philosophy to the healing process. Raised on the Navajo reservation by a White mother and a Navajo father and grandmother, Alvord learned to walk in two worlds. Encouraged to get an education, she…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Autobiographies
