"Storytelling": Indigenous Learning Method - Paperback

by Jaime Geronimo Vela (Author)Can Din Storytelling Enhance Diabetes Prevention? A Qualitative StudyThe purpose of this qualitative study was to explore storytelling (oral transmission of knowledge) as an educational method to help implement diabetes prevention strategies among Native Americans. Native Americans are 2.3 times more likely than Whites to be diagnosed with diabetes, and die from the disease at a rate 200% higher than the U.S. population. This high prevalence rate warrants immediate interventions. This study built on research in Indigenous education and public health on the importance of storytelling (oral transmission of knowledge) as a means of "transformative learning" with the potential to influence behavioral change. In this qualitative study, I focused on Navajo (Din ) storytelling (oral transmission of knowledge), asking, "What can we learn from Din storytelling (oral transmission of knowledge) as an educational method to implement diabetes prevention strategies?"