Native Voices: Native People's Concepts of Health and Illness
Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness was a traveling exhibition that explored the interconnectedness of wellness, illness and cultural life for Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians.
The exhibition was developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and was displayed from 2011 to 2015 at the Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. (Learn more about the exhibition.) Through a partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, the exhibition toured across the country to public libraries, academic libraries, tribal libraries, tribal college libraries, and special libraries.
Selected sites received:
- the traveling exhibition for a six-week loan period;
- a $250 programming grant;
- training through a required project webinar and online project support materials; and
- a publicity kit to help with local promotion
The application period is now closed.
Exhibit Sites
The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) developed and produced Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness. The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, in partnership with NLM, toured the exhibition to America's libraries from 2016 to 2020. The 104 organizations listed below were selected to host the traveling exhibit.
Alabama
Troy University, Troy
Friends of the Homer Library, Homer
Arkansas
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock
Arizona
A. T. Still University of the Health Sciences, Mesa
Arizona State University, Tempe
Yuma County Library District, Yuma
California
Alpine Branch, San Diego County Library, Alpine
Humboldt State University, Arcata
California State University, Bakersfield
California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo
California State University, Fresno
University of Redlands, Redlands
Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation, Smith River
Springfield College, Tustin
City of Watsonville, Watsonville
Colorado
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Fort Lewis College, Durango
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley
Ignacio Community Library, Ignacio
Colorado State University, Pueblo
Pueblo City-County Library District-Rawlings Library, Pueblo
Delaware
Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Medical Library, New Castle
Florida
Broward College, Davie
Georgia
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Atlanta
Hawaii
University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo
Idaho
Kamiah School Dist. 304, Kamiah
Illinois
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington
Trinity College of Nursing, Rock Island
Warren Township Public Library, Warren
Indiana
The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame
Purdue University, West Lafayette
Drake University, Des Moines
Kansas
Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence
Mid-America All-Indian Center, Inc, Wichita
Kentucky
Laurel County Public Library, London
Louisiana
Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans
Maine
University of New England, Biddeford
Colby College Libraries, Waterville
Maryland
Baltimore County Public Library, Towson
Michigan
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library, Alpena
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, Lanse
Northern Michigan University, Marquette
Minnesota
Bemidji State University, Bemidji
Leech Lake Tribal College, Cass Lake
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
University of Minnesota, Morris
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Concordia University, St. Paul
Century College, White Bear Lake
Montana
Montana State University Billings Library, Billings
Montana State University, Bozeman
Blackfeet Community College, Browning
Aaniiih Nakoda College, Harlem
University of Montana, Missoula
Fort Peck Community College, Poplar
Nebraska
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Nevada
University of Nevada, Reno
New Mexico
Las Cruces Museum System, Las Cruces
New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas
New York
University at Buffalo, Buffalo
North Carolina
Jackson County Public Library, Sylva
New Hanover Public Library, Wilmington
North Dakota
State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismark
North Dakota State University, Fargo
Sitting Bull College, Fort Yates
Grand Forks Public Library, Grand Forks
Ohio
Ashtabula County District Library, Ashtabula
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
Oklahoma
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, Binger
Comanche Nation College, Lawton
Rose State College, Midwest City
Sam Noble Museum, Norman
Sac and Fox Nation, Stroud
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa
University of Oklahoma, Tulsa
Oregon
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
Pennsylvania
William Jeanes Memorial Library, Lafayette Hill
Franklin & Marshall College Library, Lancaster
Saint Francis University, Loretto
Indian Valley Public Library, Telford
South Dakota
South Dakota State University, Brookings
Siouxland Libraries, Sioux Falls
University of South Dakota, Vermillion
Tennessee
Johnson City Public Library, Johnson City
Texas
Tarrant County College District, Arlington
Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries, Commerce
Texas Woman's University, Dallas
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls
San Juan County Library System, Monticello
Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City
Virginia
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg
Washington
Nisqually Indian Tribe, Olympia
North Olympic Library System, Port Angeles
North Seattle College, Seattle
Clark College, Vancouver
Wisconsin
Walter E. Olson Memorial Library, Eagle River
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa College Community Library, Hayward
College of Menominee Nation, Keshena
Gundersen Health System, La Crosse
Oneida Community Library, Onieda
Verona Public Library, Verona
Wyoming
Laramie County Library System, Cheyenne
Fort Washakie School/Community Library, Ft. Washakie
