The talking circle

The text and accompanying video tape describe the "talking circle" ritual as it is being used spiritually by a Native American group in Southern Arizona. The text analyzes the evolution of the ritual and applies widely accepted models of group therapy to its uses in the following capacitie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duffié, Mary Katharine
Other Authors: Zapeda, Ofelia
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 1989
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276982
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Summary:The text and accompanying video tape describe the "talking circle" ritual as it is being used spiritually by a Native American group in Southern Arizona. The text analyzes the evolution of the ritual and applies widely accepted models of group therapy to its uses in the following capacities: Spiritually, (and in) Substance Abuse, Education and the Psychological Treatment of Troubled Teen-agers. The video tape features interviews with local practitioners and is narrated by a traditional Chippewa Indian.