Indigenous & Shamanism Defined

Indigenous Health & Shamanism (for non Oriental & Chinese Medicine). Includes: Australian, Shamanism, African. Shamanic Healing.
Also includes the following:
Native American Indian community-based medical systems have a number of rituals and practices: sweating and purging, usually done in a “sweat lodge”; the use of herbal remedies gathered from the surrounding environment and sometimes traded over long distances; and shamanic healing involving naturalistic or personalistic healing. Tribes such as the Lakota and Dineh (Navajo) also use practices such as the medicine wheel, sacred hoop, and the “sing,” which is a healing ceremonial that lasts from 2 to 9 days and nights and is guided by a highly skilled specialist called a “singer.” Formal research into the healing ceremonies and herbal medicines conducted and used by bona fide Native American Indian healers or holy people is almost nonexistent, even though Native American Indians believe they positively cure both the mind and body. Ailments and diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, thyroid conditions, cancer, skin rashes, and asthma reportedly have been cured by Native American Indian doctors who are knowledgeable about the complex ceremonies.