In the Spirit of Medicine

About In the Spirit of Medicine

Dr. Arne Vainio is an enrolled member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and a family practice doctor on the Fond Du Lac reservation in Cloquet, Minnesota. His essays on life, work, medicine and spirit were published in "News From Indian Country," and you can find the link to his stories and more on our website at thenorth1033.org. In the Spirit of Medicine on The North 103.3 is made possible by University of Minnesota Medical School- Duluth Campus, Ampers, and the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Publisher

The North 103.3

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jun 2021

Latest episode

6 Dec 2021

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Dec 2021

   In The Spirit of Medicine: Mashkikiwinini - Let’s talk about dealing with your smoking habit

   Our kids tend to do what we do. Don’t let smoking be one of them.

2. 

   22 Nov 2021

   In the Spirit of Medicine: everyone is here for a reason, everyone has a purpose

   "In the four days following his funeral, we were told Frank's spirit would be made whole again. He has taught his lessons and now he goes to join his ancestors and loved ones free of the worldly disadvantages he had here."

3. 

   8 Nov 2021

   In the Spirit of Medicine: middle ground

   I thought about our current political climate. There is no middle ground. Somewhere are the answers we need to move forward as a people and ultimately, as a planet.

4. 

   11 Oct 2021

   In the Spirit of Medicine: Residential Redemption

   All our generations exist in us and one day our ancestors will carry us home.

5. 

   27 Sept 2021

   In the Spirit of Medicine: Suicide: The effect on those left behind

   "One of the women at the bar told him, 'You Finlanders don't have the guts to shoot yourselves.' That was the last sentence he heard."

6. 

   13 Sept 2021

   In the Spirit of Medicine

   Did I properly honor his sacrifice?

7. 

   2 Aug 2021

   In the Spirit of Medicine: In Ojibwe, there is no word for goodbye

   My son sat with my wife next to Ed. Irina stood at the head of the bed next to him.

8. 

   21 Jun 2021

   In the Spirit of Medicine: Tonight he travels without me

   Someone in recovery gave him a vest and a bustle to wear and he started dancing as a traditional dancer at powwows. “It took me a long time to remember some of the things those old people tried to tell me and finding my traditions again saved me.” George has been a traditional dancer since then and his dance outfit was given to him over time by friends and sometimes by dancers who were too old to keep dancing and wanted their regalia to stay in the powwow circle. “When I dance, every step is a prayer for healing for all Indian people.”

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