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Dufrene, Phoebe – 1991
This report on how Native American healing methods can be utilized in Western creative art therapy emphasizes that for Native Americans, art is an element of life--not a separate aesthetic ideal. Furthermore, American Indian philosophy does not separate healing from art or religion; the belief is that traditional healing, which uses shamanic…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Art Education, Art Therapy