Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Native American history

  • Dr. Charles Alexander Eastman

    Tonse N. K. Raju Gaithersburg, MD, United States   Figure 1. Dr. Charles Alexander Eastman; Reproduced with permission, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN On March 15, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM), a member of the Laguna Pueblo Tribal Nation, as Secretary of the Department of Interior. This historic action…

  • Carlos Montezuma, MD

    Raymond Curry Illinois, United States     Photograph of Carlos Montezuma (standing second row, far right) Northwestern University Medical School, Class of 1888 Reunion Rochester, Minnesota, June 17–18, 1921 Carlos Montezuma (1865?–1923) was a unique figure and a fascinating study in the construction of a meaningful and influential life astride two often conflicting cultures. He…