Culture Matters

A documentary film focusing on Native American, Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander behavioral health care and how culture influences treatment decisions. 

We travel to the South Pacific Island of American Samoa, the pristine wilderness of Alaska, and around the United States to talk with indigenous people and listen to their stories.

This film was funded through a grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services - SAMHSA, produced by WideAngle Studios in association with First Nations Behavioral Health Association (Portland, OR).

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Indigenous Perspectives on Behavioral Healthcare

"A SOUIX PRAYER"

Grand father---Great Spirit-
All over the world,
the faces of the people are alike-
with tenderness, they-
have come-
out out of the ground-
Look upon your children-
that they may face the winds-
and walk the good road-
to the days of quiet-
Grand father---Great Spirit-
fill us with the light-
give us the strength-
to understand-
and the eyes to see-
teach us to walk the soft earth-
as relatives-
to all that live. —