Medicine Man to Visit the Triad

September 12, 2002

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A medicine man from South Dakota will be visiting the Triad during September, speaking about the work he has done for 50 years.Harry Charger is a member of the Sans Arc band of the Lakota people and lives in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. He is an expert on traditional healing ceremonies and is well versed in Lakota Star Knowledge.

Below is a schedule of Charger’s lectures and events:

Respondents: Dr. Suzanne Hess, Department of Radiation Oncology, Dr. Doreen Hughes, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

For more information about these events, contact Dr. Ulrike Wiethaus, Professor of the Humanities, at 336-758-7169, or at wiethaus@wfu.edu.

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