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THIS IS YOUR CRONKITE NEWS 2GO BRIEFING.

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TODAY ON THE SHOW WE’RE TAKING A BREAK FROM OUR USUAL BRIEFING TO BRING YOU AN IN-DEPTH LISTEN ON TRADITIONAL HEALING AS A VITAL PART OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.

FOR YEARS, ARIZONA TRIBAL LEADERS AND STATE OFFICIALS HAVE SOUGHT REIMBURSEMENT OF THESE SERVICES UNDER MEDICAID. BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS YET TO SAY YES.

CRONKITE NEWS’ NATALIE SKOWLUND (sounds like “JOE-lund”) TAKES US TO THE NAVAJO (NAH-VUH-HO) NATION WHERE TRADITIONAL HEALING PRACTICES ARE A CRUCIAL PART OF MEDICAL SERVICES FOR PEOPLE ON AND OFF OF RESERVATIONS.

SKOWLUND:

WAYNE WILSON TRUDGES IN AND OUT OF A NAVAJO (NAH-VUH-HO) HOGAN (HOA-GAWN) CARRYING BUNDLES OF KINDLING (KIN-DUH-LING) IN HIS ARMS.

“You just gotta gather specific needles that will catch on fire right away”
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OFFICIALS IN ARIZONA AND OTHER STATES ARE CONTINUING THEIR EFFORTS TO GET FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRADITIONAL HEALING.

UNTIL THAT TIME, DENNY AND WILSON SAY, THEY’LL CONTINUE TO PASS THIS KNOWLEDGE ALONG.

I’M NATALIE SKOWLUND, CRONKITE NEWS.

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THANKS TO NATALIE SKOWLUND (sounds like “JOE-lund”) FOR THAT STORY. AND AN EXTRA THANK-YOU TO ATHENA ANKRAH (AHN-cruh) FOR PRODUCING OUR SHOW.

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YOU CAN FIND THIS STORY AND A RANGE OF OTHERS BY GOING TO CRONKITE NEWS-DOT-AZ PBS-DOT-ORG.

THAT’S ALL FOR YOUR CRONKITE NEWS 2 GO. I’M .
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