HOW ARE WE HEALING? – NLitC 2021

Native doctors and healers on the battle to keep our communities healthy during COVID-19 + the race to vaccinate Indian Country.
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Dr. Dakotah Lane (Lummi) came back to the Lummi reservation in 2016 to practice family medicine after getting his medical degree from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Science in New York. It was a switch for him after starting out as an electrical engineer with a degree from the University of Washington. He also taught school in Malawi as part of his Peace Corps service. Dr. Lane now serves as Health Director of Lummi Nation.
Dr. Socia Love (Delaware Cherokee) is the site director for the Seattle Indian Health Board. She grew up in Oklahoma and attended university and medical school at the University of Minnesota. She came to Seattle to do a residency at Seattle Indian Health Board and never left.