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Episode 57: Health and Healing in Cherokee Art

Amplified Oklahoma Show Notes

March 19, 2021

Show Notes

In August of 2020, OSU opened the nation’s first tribally affiliated school of medicine with the Cherokee Nation. The OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine allows for members of the Cherokee Nation to attend medical school while staying close to home. Cherokee Nation Health Services, the largest tribally-operated health care system in the United States, serves around 200,000 enrolled Cherokees residing in Oklahoma, so having a local medical school allows better access to the profession for members of their nation. This month on Amplified Oklahoma, we’re exploring the connections between art and medicine by featuring Cherokee artists from our Oklahoma Native Artists Oral History Project. We’ll hear them describe themes of health and healing in their artwork and the ways they use their art to bring comfort in and outside of the medical practice.

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Hannah Brisendine

Hannah Brisendine is a Junior at Oklahoma State University and is studying both History and Political Science. She is also pursuing a minor in Law and Legal Studies. In her position she creates podcasts highlighting stories about Oklahoma using the Oral History Collections. She is a Community Mentor on campus at the Commons and is involved with OSQ&A. After graduation Hannah's goal is to find a way to help her community regardless of the job either as a historian or as a social worker.

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