This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Donald Warne, MD, MPH is Oglala Lakota from Kyle, South Dakota on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, and he is Director of the Master of Public Health Program at North Dakota State University. His Lakota name isPejuta Wicasa, which means “Medicine Man.” He comes from a long line of traditional Lakota healers, and he received his MD from Stanford University and his Master of Public Health from Harvard University. This discussion blends modern health issues with traditional Lakota philosophy and promotes cultural humility in human relations.

Donald Warne, MD, MPH is the Director of the Master of Public Health Program at North Dakota State University, and he serves as the Senior Policy Advisor to the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Health Board.

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