Native Voices: Native People's Concepts of Health and Illness

Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness was a traveling exhibition that explored the interconnectedness of wellness, illness and cultural life for Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians.

The exhibition was developed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and was displayed from 2011 to 2015 at the Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. (Learn more about the exhibition.) Through a partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, the exhibition toured across the country to public libraries, academic libraries, tribal libraries, tribal college libraries, and special libraries.

Selected sites received:

• the traveling exhibition for a six-week loan period;
• a $250 programming grant;
• training through a required project webinar and online project support materials; and
• a publicity kit to help with local promotion

The application period is now closed.

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Exhibit Sites

The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) developed and produced Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness. The American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, in partnership with NLM, toured the exhibition to America's libraries from 2016 to 2020. The 104 organizations listed below were selected to host the traveling exhibit. 

Alabama

Troy University, Troy

 Friends of the Homer Library, Homer

Arkansas

 University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock

Arizona

 A. T. Still University of the Health Sciences, Mesa

Arizona State University, Tempe

Yuma County Library District, Yuma

California

 Alpine Branch, San Diego County Library, Alpine

 Humboldt State University, Arcata

 California State University, Bakersfield

 California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo

California State University, Fresno

University of Redlands, Redlands

 Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation, Smith River

 Springfield College, Tustin

City of Watsonville, Watsonville

Colorado

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

 Fort Lewis College, Durango

University of Northern Colorado, Greeley

Ignacio Community Library, Ignacio

Colorado State University, Pueblo

Pueblo City-County Library District-Rawlings Library, Pueblo

Delaware

Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Medical Library, New Castle

Florida

 Broward College, Davie

Georgia

 Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Atlanta

Hawaii

University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo

Idaho

Kamiah School Dist. 304, Kamiah

Illinois

 Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington

Trinity College of Nursing, Rock Island

Warren Township Public Library, Warren

Indiana

The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame

 Purdue University, West Lafayette

 Drake University, Des Moines

Kansas

 Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence

 Mid-America All-Indian Center, Inc, Wichita

Kentucky

Laurel County Public Library, London

Louisiana

Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans

Maine

 University of New England, Biddeford

 Colby College Libraries, Waterville

Maryland

Baltimore County Public Library, Towson

Michigan

Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library, Alpena

Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, Lanse

 Northern Michigan University, Marquette

Minnesota

Bemidji State University, Bemidji

 Leech Lake Tribal College, Cass Lake

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

University of Minnesota, Morris

 Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Concordia University, St. Paul

 Century College, White Bear Lake

Montana

Montana State University Billings Library, Billings

Montana State University, Bozeman

 Blackfeet Community College, Browning

 Aaniiih Nakoda College, Harlem

University of Montana, Missoula

Fort Peck Community College, Poplar

Nebraska

 University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Nevada

 University of Nevada, Reno

New Mexico

 Las Cruces Museum System, Las Cruces

 New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas

New York

 University at Buffalo, Buffalo

North Carolina

 Jackson County Public Library, Sylva

New Hanover Public Library, Wilmington

North Dakota

 State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismark

North Dakota State University, Fargo

 Sitting Bull College, Fort Yates

 Grand Forks Public Library, Grand Forks

Ohio

 Ashtabula County District Library, Ashtabula

 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati

Oklahoma

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, Binger

Comanche Nation College, Lawton

 Rose State College, Midwest City

 Sam Noble Museum, Norman

Sac and Fox Nation, Stroud

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa

University of Oklahoma, Tulsa

Oregon

Oregon Health & Science University, Portland

Pennsylvania

 William Jeanes Memorial Library, Lafayette Hill

 Franklin & Marshall College Library, Lancaster

 Saint Francis University, Loretto

Indian Valley Public Library, Telford

South Dakota

 South Dakota State University, Brookings

 Siouxland Libraries, Sioux Falls

 University of South Dakota, Vermillion

Tennessee

 Johnson City Public Library, Johnson City

Texas

 Tarrant County College District, Arlington

Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries, Commerce

Texas Woman's University, Dallas

 Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls

 San Juan County Library System, Monticello

Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City

Virginia

 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg

 Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg

Washington

Nisqually Indian Tribe, Olympia

 North Olympic Library System, Port Angeles

 North Seattle College, Seattle

Clark College, Vancouver

Wisconsin

Walter E. Olson Memorial Library, Eagle River

 Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa College Community Library, Hayward

 College of Menominee Nation, Keshena

 Gundersen Health System, La Crosse

Oneida Community Library, Onieda

 Verona Public Library, Verona

Wyoming

 Laramie County Library System, Cheyenne

 Fort Washakie School/Community Library, Ft. Washakie