American Indian Understandings of Cancer: An Anthology of Poetry Edited by Mariah Abney – Regina Idoate – Aislinn Rookwood

Name: American Indian Understandings of Cancer: An Anthology of Poetry Edited by Mariah Abney – Regina Idoate – Aislinn Rookwood
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In this collection, American Indian poets offer profound insights into their perspectives on cancer, reflecting on its impact across the cancer control continuum. Their voices, submitted through a call from the University of Nebraska Medical Center Youth Enjoy Science (UNMC-YES) program, illuminate the cultural, spiritual, and emotional dimensions of cancer, from etiology to palliative care. Through their evocative verses, the poets confront taboos, convey the complexities of the disease, and celebrate the resilience of their communities. These poems not only honor Indigenous knowledge and storytelling traditions but also serve as a source of inspiration and hope for those impacted by cancer, elevating the voices of American Indian in addressing cancer disparities.

American Indian Understandings of Cancer through Poetry is a powerful and much-needed collection that reflects the living experiences of Native Americans. In it, poetry blends with questioning, grief, hope, resilience, and cultural Knowledges. These are the voices we don’t often hear: the voices of those experiencing cancer; the voices of those who are Indigenous. These are the voices we need to hear, for many reasons including, as Louis G. Whitehead (Anishinaabe/Haudenosaunee) writes, “In sharing these gifts and helping others heal/ We are healed ourselves and find a new place in the circle.”

–Michele Marie Desmarais (Owlmouth, Finishing Line Press)

“This poetry collection opens a window into Indigenous poets’ stories of cancer in the context of their Native American beliefs and world views, with implications across the spectrum of care that are compelling, full of meaning, and implicit knowledge. In richly human terms the poets speak of the journey of life, it’s joys and pains, hope and anguish, heartache and sorrow, and most importantly, their inheritance of familial traditions, rituals and spirituality.”

–Virginia Aita, BSN, MS, PhD

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American Indian Understandings of Cancer: An Anthology of Poetry

edited by Mariah Abney – Regina Idoate – Aislinn Rookwood

With Contributions by Mary Lambley – Graciela Sitting Eagle – Diana Robertson – Christina Wedner – Marisol Whipple – Vida Harper – Sarah Perrote – Louis G. Whitehead – Jean Torres – Freda Moore – Morgan Mullin- Murcus Phillips

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2025

Mariah Abney is a creator, public health scholar, and citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians with Latino and European descent. She is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Multidisciplinary Studies with minors in Native American Studies and Medical Humanities, along with an Associate’s degree in Video and Audio Communications. She has been a cancer researcher since 2016. Mariah’s work focuses on addressing health disparities in American Indian communities through community-based participatory research and arts-based methods. She is passionate about storytelling and increasing Indigenous representation in health professions and research.

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