Colorado State University-Pueblo has been selected in a competitive application process to host Native Voices: Native Peoples' Concepts of Health and Illness, a traveling exhibition to U.S. libraries, from March 1 to April 13, 2017 in the Library and Academic Resources Center (LARC) Lobby. In association with the exhibit in the , University of Arizona Professor Patrisia Gonzales will share her expertise in indigenous ways of knowing and indigenous medicine beginning at 7 p.m. on March 9 in LARC 109.

Native Voices explores the interconnectedness of wellness, illness and cultural life for Native Americans, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. Stories drawn from both the past and present examine how health for Native People is tied to community, the land and spirit. Through interviews, Native People describe the impact of epidemics, federal legislation, the loss of land, and the inhibition of culture on the health of Native individuals and communities today. 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, tours the exhibition to America's libraries.

For more information about Native Voices and a calendar of related public programs, contact Outreach/User Experience Librarian Betsy Dekens at betsy.dekens@csupueblo.edu or 719-549-2826.