--- title: Native Hope Blog | Health and Wellness (2) description: Health and Wellness | Native Hope, as the name suggests, believes that hope is at the foundation of real change. Hope opens the door to possibility and dreams. If we are going to see changes in the culture, it’s going to start with hope. Read these stories of hope in our blog. 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But writer and craftsman Joseph Marshall III has always seen the bow and arrow as a source of spiritual guidance. In Lakota c... 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A member of the Sac and Fox tribe (Meskwaki Nation), Whitebreast and his two sisters were raised by his grandmother and gr... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/building-a-culture-of-endurance-dirk-whitebreast) March 7, 2019 | [6 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/building-a-culture-of-endurance-dirk-whitebreast#comments-listing) [Health and Wellness](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/health-and-wellness) [![sar-step(#content)-356162-edited](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Blog/how%20trauma%20gets%20passed%20down%201.jpg)](https://blog.nativehope.org/how-trauma-gets-passed-down-through-generations) ### [How Trauma Gets Passed Down Through Generations](https://blog.nativehope.org/how-trauma-gets-passed-down-through-generations) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) There are doubts and conversations that play out often in the heads of those who suffer from psychological and emotional wounds. “Maybe I’m exaggerating. Why do I have to be so dramatic about what hap... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/how-trauma-gets-passed-down-through-generations) September 14, 2018 | [31 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/how-trauma-gets-passed-down-through-generations#comments-listing) [Health and Wellness](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/health-and-wellness) [![KansasSmaller-421554-edited](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Blog/talks-at-dignity-event-blog.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/rally-together-bringing-dignity-to-women) ### [Rally Together: Bringing Dignity to Women](https://blog.nativehope.org/rally-together-bringing-dignity-to-women) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) It was a beautiful sunny, Sunday afternoon, along the shores of the Missouri River and the rolling hills of the plains, “Dignity” stands, casting her peaceful gaze across the waters, overlooking Inter... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/rally-together-bringing-dignity-to-women) August 2, 2018 | [3 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/rally-together-bringing-dignity-to-women#comments-listing) [Health and Wellness](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/health-and-wellness) [![20031828_1273000719492115_1478121963691311346_n](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Blog/Be-Indigenous-Yoga-Inspired-Haley-Laughter.jpg)](https://blog.nativehope.org/be-indigenous-yoga-inspired-haleys-healing-journey) ### [Be Indigenous Yoga Inspired: Haley's Healing Journey](https://blog.nativehope.org/be-indigenous-yoga-inspired-haleys-healing-journey) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) Haley Laughter, the founder and CEO of Hozho Total Wellness, is on a mission to help Indigenous people heal through the conscious physical movements of yoga. Haley grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah and ... 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