Walking in balance: Native American recovery programmes

This is the author's PDF version of an article published in Religions© 2014. The definitive version is available at http://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions This article reviews Native American ritual practices, frameworks and key concepts employed by several substance abuse treatments centres in...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Religions
Main Author: Owen, Suzanne
Other Authors: University of Chester / Leeds Trinity University
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2014
Subjects:
Native American
aboriginal Canadian
Canada
First Nations
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10034/344202
https://doi.org/10.3390/rel5041037
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Summary:This is the author's PDF version of an article published in Religions© 2014. The definitive version is available at http://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions This article reviews Native American ritual practices, frameworks and key concepts employed by several substance abuse treatments centres in the U.S. and Canada. It also examines the way Alcoholics Anonymous’ Twelve Step programme has been modified to attract and serve the needs of Native Americans and First Nations and its potential impact on the ritual practices. Native concepts of wellbeing are highlighted and linked to the idea of living in “balance”.

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