Native American Medicine

Starring:Native American Medicine
Studio: Wellspring Media
Product Type: DVD

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Shaman You for this DVD
Negative 5 stars
Fascinating information on Herbal Remedies
Totally Unexpected.............
Fraud

Native American Medicine
Starring: John Twobirds
Director: David Broscombe
Manufacturer: Wellspring Media
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Customer Reviews:

Shaman You for this DVD.......2007-02-12

I have recently viewed this DVD, I bought it as I have both Native Blood, and also a practicing Medicine Person.
Mr TwoBirds I do not know you, and have not met you in any world as far as I know. I have read on the internet other peoples reviews about your work and commercial ventures. I prefer to make my own mind up about what you have said here in your DVD.
Some parts I found instructive, others not. I watched the DVD from a point of knowledge on the subject, and the wisdom handed down to me from my Great Great Grandmother, my ancestors and all my relations.
I would suggest that if others watch this basic dvd they also make their own mind up about it.
There is no such thing as a "Native American Medicine" per se, each People have their own ways, each tribe and clan, and therfore we each have our own personal Medicine to follow.
If this Dvd is a door for you to learn more about the Good Red Road, then that is good. If you take it that this is all there is to know of our ways, then it will not be a good trade for your money.
HO Nik WalkingBear

Negative 5 stars.......2006-09-29

Having dealt with Native American Inclusion in the Classroom, and being an Indigenous North American myself I found this DVD a complete stereotypical farce to say the least. I would not show this to children, and would only use it in a University setting to allow students to see the disgraceful way in which NDN's have been exploited in the electronic age. I personally doubt the ancestry and teachings of the people depicted in this film, did not hear or see anything to which would lead me to believe their ability to be teaching, and was completely offended by this show. It was a definite waste of time!

Fascinating information on Herbal Remedies.......2005-10-03

If you have any interest in Native American herbal remedies this takes you through the list of healing plants and explains what each plant is used for in ceremonies. There is also information on the basics of creation from a Native American perspective. I found it to be very beautiful and educational.

If you already are aware of some of the plants they are discussing then you can verify this information with your own knowledge or look up items like Juniper berries in a Natural Health book.

Interesting facts presented in this DVD:

Ants will eat the centers out of Juniper berries so you can use them as beads.
Cedar is burned to purify the emotions.
Burdock cleanses the skin and cleanses the lymphatic system.

I am taking a product called Flor Essence (originally a remedy for Breast Cancer by Ojibway Indians in Canada) and it has burdock root, which is mentioned in this DVD. I didn't realize that it cleansed the lymphatic system but this makes complete sense in relation to cancer treatment.

This DVD takes you to the actual plants and shows you what they look like and explains how they are used. You could prevent colds, calm nerves, make a poultice from witch hazel leaves (who knew because mainly we see this as an astringent), heal gastric problems with fresh leaves, lower fever and cleanse the blood.

There is also information about how Naturopaths diagnose illness.

If you have been purchasing any herbal remedies you will recognize Elderberry, hawthorn, Hops, Nettles. If you love to cook, you will recognize Sage and Thyme.

I thought this was a beautiful explanation of natural remedies and it is much easier to imagine how Native American's collect herbs and use them in healing ceremonies when you see how they build the fires and understand why they carry hot rocks into a domed building. It is like learning about healing and a Native American spa treatment at a Sauna.

I felt such a connection with nature and natural remedies while viewing this DVD. Now I might be able to identify some herbs out in the wild. This journey into Native American medicine helps to explore the connection between spirituality and health by mainly focuses on herbal remedies.

~TheRebeccaReview.com

Totally Unexpected....................2005-07-28

After viewing this movie i was highly disappointed. I may be have been expecting too much from a Native American themed movie. I was more interested in the herbal remedies and treatment of ailments but the shamanistic healings and the "occultish followers" ruined the documentary and took the movie and a whole different direction. If you are looking for medicinal remedies or homeopathic healings this movie is not for you.

Fraud.......2005-07-12

We should have researched this before gettibg it. A few minutes into watching John Twobirds with his followers (all white women? Hmmmmm), my husband did a web search and found him on several sites that document "Native American" frauds and shame-ons. I won't repeat what they said; you can Google as well as we can, but don't bother with this one. Some of the information is correct, just as a stopped clock is right twice a day - just enough to fool some of the people some of the time.

Native American Healing in the 21st Century

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Native Healing Celebrated

Native American Healing in the 21st Century
Director: Dr. Ron J. Anderson , and Chip Richie
Manufacturer: Rich-Heape Films, Inc.
ProductGroup: DVD
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Customer Reviews:

Native Healing Celebrated.......2006-11-05

After centuries of colonialist suppression, more Americans are beginning to realize that Native health practices may be effective. This documentary never says one method is better than another; it celebrates having choices.

The documentary interviews Natives and whites, women and men. Still, most of the Native healers shown were female and I wonder if that is a part of tribal tradition, a bit like how midwifery was traditionally done by women in Euro-America. This film celebrates the ways of Asians, Africans, and the indigenous people of Latin America, thus it promote person-of-color unity. One man spoke in front of a herd of docile buffalo. If I were part of a species that was almost wiped out by humans, I wouldn't want to be anywhere near them. Why did they have to be hunted if they are as passive as they are in this work?

This documentary was a bit short. It would be great for New Age advocates or science classes with mostly Native students to see.

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion

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Pretty boy and pretty paint, not much else

Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion
Starring: Leif Garrett , Milo O'Shea , Bibi Besch , John Quade , and Ann Doran
Director: Michael O'Herlihy
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Release Date: 2006-07-11

Description

Peter Lundy And The Medicine Hat Stallion Living with his family in the wild west, fifteen-year old Peter Lundy is kind-hearted and curious. After discovering that a shady trader has stolen horses from an Indian tribe, Peter returns the horses to the tribe's chief. In gratitude, the chief gives Peter a pony as a reward. But when his father sells his horse, Peter embarks on a quest determined to find it and along the way joins the Pony Express and becomes the fastest courier that ever rode the plains. Based on the best-selling book, PETER LUNDY AND THE MEDICINE HAT STALLION is an award-winning film filled with fun and adventure that will delight the entire family. Running Time: Approx. 97 Minutes Color/NTSC/Stereo

Customer Reviews:

Pretty boy and pretty paint, not much else.......2005-01-03

Don't hate him because he's beautiful: A willowy blonde-tressed teenaged boy (Leif Garrett) who looks more like a 70s pop-star than a Pony Express Rider teams up with San Domingo, his loyal medicine-hat pinto Indian Pony, and the two embark on mail-delivery adventures in pre-Civil War Wyoming. Based on the novel by Marguerite Henry, but liberties have been taken. Nice enough made-for-TV Disney fare, and certainly a treat for admirers of pinto and Paint horses.

Staci Layne Wilson

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