The Role Of Medicine In The Cherokee Culture

The Cherokee tribe are one of the largest and top five civilized Native American tribes. They have been upheld as one of the most advanced and contrary to populat belief, they nested in log cabins and not the stereotypical tee pees or huts. American history rejoices in the idea that Columbus discovered America, but for generations, Cherokee tribes and other Native Americans dominated much of the territory known as the Southeastern states prior to his arrival. The role that medicine plays in the Cherokee culture can create some limitations on how a clinician should approach their care.