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Patricia Nez Henderson, MD, MPH Black Hills Center for American - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Patricia Nez Henderson, MD, MPH Black Hills Center for American - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Patricia Nez Henderson, MD, MPH Black Hills Center for American Indian Health Ceremonial Tobacco Commercial Tobacco Used for prayer and Ceremonial use healing Casual use Used as an offering Profitable enterprises Presented
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Ceremonial Tobacco
Used for prayer and
healing
Used as an offering Presented as a sign of
respect
Plays significant role
in creation stories Commercial Tobacco
Ceremonial use Casual use Profitable enterprises Tobacco-sponsored
events
Native images for
promotion
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Tobacco in Indian Country
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Despite high prevalence of smoking, few tribes
and tribal communities have passed and implemented comprehensive tobacco policies.
Challenges of passing tobacco polices in Indian
country include:
▪ Lack of funds ▪ Lack of tobacco advocates ▪ Revenues from Tobacco Sells ▪ Tobacco industry
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Exploiting an untapped market: Tribal
Gaming
Upping the tobacco industry bottom line:
Tribal tobacco Outlets, Sponsorships
Engaging in cultural thievery and
misrepresentation: Use of Native images and concepts
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Nicotine Carbon monoxide Tar Acetone Cadmium Arsenic
Cigarette smoke Contains > 4,000 chemicals including 40 known cancer causing agents
Hydrogen cyanide
Bilagáana bi’ Na’toh ba’át’e’ hóló
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Black Hills Center for
American Indian Health
SNTEPP SNTEPP Advisory Board Navajo Division of Health Navajo Nation Speakers
Office
Dine’ Haataalii Association Azee Bee Nahagha of Dine’
Nation
Navajo Faith Based
Organizations
Navajo Chapter Communities State of Arizona and New
Mexico T
- bacco Programs
New Mexico Cancer Center American Cancer Society Arizona Non-Smokers Rights New Mexico Non-Smokers
Rights
Southwest T
- bacco Coalition
American Nonsmokers’ Rights Campaign T
- bacco Free Kids
Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
CDC
“TEAM Navajo”
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BCHAIH/ SNTEPP
Navajo Nation Government
Gaming Industry Tobacco Industry RWJ ANR CDC ASC
Use of Best practices
New Mexico Cancer Center
Use of Indigenous knowledge and practices
State of Arizona New Mexico Utah Other Tribal Tobacco Organizations
Navajo Organizations Dine’ Haataalii Association Azee Bee Nahagha of Dine’ Nation Navajo Faith Based Organizations
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The Navajo Nation Commercial Tobacco Free Act 2008
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Commercial Tobacco Smoking Smokeless Tobacco Secondhand Smoke
Religious or Ceremonial Use Private Vehicles Private Residences
Private Vehicles with Child or Children Public Space Place of Employment
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Bates number 2072277904
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Commercial Tobacco Smoking Smokeless Tobacco Secondhand Smoke
Religious or Ceremonial Use Private Vehicles Private Residences
Private Vehicles with Child or Children Public Space Place of Employment
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Niha’áłchíní (Our Navajo Children)
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Promoting Community
Tobacco free events
- Pow-wows
- Rodeos
- Ceremonial gatherings
- Walks/Runs
Radio shows Billboards Newspapers/Radio Ads Art Contest
Towards A Healthier Navajo Nation
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Towards A Healthier Navajo Nation
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Delegates Reactions “Kill the Bill” Next Steps
- Reintroducing to Council
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- Taking it back to the
People
- More education!
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