A national touring exhibit on native cultures made its only stop in Arkansas on Tuesday at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Sequoyah National Research Center. The center hosted an open house and reception for the exhibit, titled "Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness."
Archivist Erin Fehr welcomed guests to the gallery and spoke a bit about the exhibit, which was produced by the National Library of Medicine. One aspect of the collection explores the traditions and use of Western medicine by American Indians.
She said the first native Hawaiians to receive medical degrees did so in 1872 and that they were able to give care to Hawaiians in their native language. She also mentioned medical problems facing native populations today, such as diabetes and addictions.
In addition to the touring exhibit, which includes six information panels and six interactive iPads -- the gallery also holds several display cases of items from the center's archives that complement the exhibit.
"Native Voices" will be on display from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday until Aug. 2.
The Sequoyah National Research Center is part of the Collections and Archives division at UALR and maintains American Indian, Alaska native and First Nations newspapers, periodicals, maps, posters, photographs and audio-visual recordings.
High Profile on 07/16/2017