Art and Healing Among the Native Americans
Graduation Date
Fall 1997
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Document Form
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
Degree Granting Institution
Notre Dame de Namur University
Program Name
Art Therapy
Abstract
This research examines the traditional Native American Medicine People of the southwestern United States and their use of the healing arts. The research design is historical, while a holistic healing orientation was emphasized throughout the paper. The specific areas covered in this paper are: 1) An overview of Native American art in the Southwest and its uses; 2) Native American Medicine People; 3) Art within the ritual process; 4) The relationship between art, music, dance, song, and storytelling in the healing ritual; and 5) The relationship between traditional Native American healers and present-day Art Therapists.
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