{"product_id":"american-indian-understandings-of-cancer-edited-by-mariah-abney-regina-idoate-and-aislinn-rookwood-with-contributions-by-mary-lambley-graciela-s-9798888388365","title":"American Indian Understandings of Cancer - Edited by Mariah Abney, Regina Idoate, and Aislinn Rookwood: With contributions by Mary Lambley, Graciela S","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this collection, American Indian poets offer profound insights into their perspectives on cancer, reflecting on its impact across the cancer control continuum. Their voices, submitted through a call from the University of Nebraska Medical Center Youth Enjoy Science (UNMC-YES) program, illuminate the cultural, spiritual, and emotional dimensions of cancer, from etiology to palliative care. Through their evocative verses, the poets confront taboos, convey the complexities of the disease, and celebrate the resilience of their communities. These poems not only honor Indigenous knowledge and storytelling traditions but also serve as a source of inspiration and hope for those impacted by cancer, elevating the voices of American Indians in addressing cancer disparities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e0\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Indian Understandings of Cancer through Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful and much-needed collection that reflects the living experiences of Native Americans. In it, poetry blends with questioning, grief, hope, resilience, and cultural Knowledges. These are the voices we don't often hear: the voices of those experiencing cancer; the voices of those who are Indigenous. These are the voices we need to hear, for many reasons including, as Louis G. Whitehead (Anishinaabe\/Haudenosaunee) writes, \"In sharing these gifts and helping others heal\/ We are healed ourselves and find a new place in the circle.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichele Marie Desmarais \u003cem\u003e(Owlmouth\u003c\/em\u003e, Finishing Line Press)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis poetry collection opens a window into Indigenous poets' stories of cancer in the context of their Native American beliefs and world views, with implications across the spectrum of care that are compelling, full of meaning, and implicit knowledge. In richly human terms the poets speak of the journey of life, it's joys and pains, hope and anguish, heartache and sorrow, and most importantly, their inheritance of familial traditions, rituals and spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirginia Aita, BSN, MS, PhD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbney, Mariah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Mariah Abney is a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a creator, and an Indigenous scholar. She is a recent graduate of the University of Nebraska-Omaha with a Bachelor of Arts in Multidisciplinary Studies and a current Master of Public Health student at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the Department of Health Promotion. She loves learning through storytelling and believes that everyone has a story to tell, and everyone deserves a seat at the table to share it. When we share our life testimonies, we heal ourselves and the community around us. It is her mission to bring healing in an integrated approach through her calling in research, arts, and media. Mariah has worked as a cancer research intern at the University of Nebraska Medical Center since 2016. She spent the first two years as a lab-based intern and the subsequent two years as a community-based intern. She has contributed to multiple peer reviewed publications about health disparities among American Indians. Working in laboratories at the Buffett Cancer Center through her participation in the National Cancer Institute funded Youth Enjoy Science (YES) research education program inspired her to explore health research as a career. Abney works on public health research and outreach specific to cancer prevention, treatment, and research in Indigenous communities practicing community-based participatory research, arts-based research, and Indigenous research methods. Abney has completed trainings and certifications in CITI, IRB, Indigenous Research Methods and CBPR to help improve her understandings of conducting ethical and respectful community health research. Being an Indigenous woman in science has given her an intimate understanding of the importance of having more Indigenous representation in research and academia. Abney is researching how to address systems that result in health disparities through Indigenous research and increasing representation in the health sciences and research. She hopes to continue building on her research and outreach to benefit Indigenous communities. Abney says, \"it has been amazing finding the path to align all my passions into one.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIdoate, Regina:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Regina Idoate, enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, comes from a family of strong Cherokee women. A proud descendent of Nayehi Ward, she is the great-granddaughter of a teacher, granddaughter of an artist, and the daughter of a nurse and a builder. Regina is a teacher and researcher who serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Health Promotion in the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Her active research falls into three broad areas, centering Native American Health: 1) Medical Humanities 2) Workforce Development and 3) Community Systems. Dr. Idoate serves as a multiple principal investigator for the National Cancer Institute-funded Youth Enjoy Science program, alongside Drs. Joyce Solheim and Maurice Godfrey. Regina has a PhD in Preventive and Societal Medicine, Master's degrees in Spanish Language and Culture \u0026amp; Christian Spirituality and a graduate certificate in Maternal and Child Health. Regina loves to collaborate across disciplines, colleges, and cultures. She specializes in Indigenous research methods and works in partnership with public schools, non-profit organizations, academic campuses, communities, and tribes to promote health and wellness. Regina appreciates time and space to play, pray, wonder, and wander.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRookwood, Aislinn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Aislinn Rookwood is a mother, a wife, a mentor, a first-generation college student, and a public health researcher who grew up in between Polson, Montana and Phoenix, Arizona. She graduated with an Associate of Science in Biology from Phoenix College before attending the Mel and Enid Zuckermann College of Public Health (MEZCOPH) to obtain her Bachelor of Science in Public Health with a minor in Soil and Water Science followed by a Master of Public Health in Environmental and Occupational Health. She received her Doctor of Philosophy in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research from the Department of Health Promotion in the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2023. Aislinn is a formative researcher, trained under public health, that is focused on understanding how to better address children's' environmental exposures through community-engaged research, research workforce development, and primary care. She has extensive experience in environmental health research and has assisted in teaching undergraduate and graduate coursework in environmental and occupational health. Aislinn is skilled in Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) and developing academic-community partnerships to promote local action through research. In her role as the Program Manager for the National Cancer Institute-funded pathways program, Youth Enjoy Science, she collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to develop culturally relevant and anti-racist curricula, mentor underrepresented minority youth interested in research, and coordinates educational programs that provides underrepresented students with experience to become public health and biomedical researchers. Rookwood, says, \"I would not be in the Academy without the support of programs like YES, so it is an honor to work with such programs in my career.\"","brand":"Finishing Line Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51424468631826,"sku":"9798888388365","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_34c29d75-54a7-44a4-bc47-5288f12d1e55.jpg?v=1751379349","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-indian-understandings-of-cancer-edited-by-mariah-abney-regina-idoate-and-aislinn-rookwood-with-contributions-by-mary-lambley-graciela-s-9798888388365","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}