Overall healing, harmony, and balance within Ndee (Apache) communities can be understood through the Ndee term Gózhó—“beauty, balance, and harmony.” Beyond this Ndee cultural precept, however, how are such states of Gózhó achieved, whether in the past or today? Within archaeological research on Ndee lands, achieving healing and promoting health is crucial to overall individual and community well-being. Healing activities that contribute to overall states of Gózhó can take many forms. As Rybak and Decker-Fitts (2009:334) suggest, “Native American healing practices exemplify key cultural perspectives and influence the identity development of Native American individuals.” Such healing practices including the use of yellow cattail pollen (hádńdín; Typha spp.) for protection are based on traditions and perspectives typically outside the mainstream of Western psychological tenets, yet they can have significant impact on the sense of well-being for Ndee communities. Ndee cultural specialists with the White Mountain Apache Tribe demonstrate that such traditions and perspectives are not only necessary for continued community well-being but are powerful conduits amplifying the past as present, which contribute to the ongoing cyclical and reciprocal nature of the ways Ndee communities have related to Nígosdzán—Mother Earth—since time immemorial.

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我们知道我们是谁以及需要什么

Ndee (Apache) 社区内的整体康复、和谐和平衡可以通过 Ndee 术语来理解戈卓——“美丽、平衡与和谐。” 然而，除了这个恩迪文化戒律之外，无论是在过去还是现在，这种 Gózhó 状态是如何实现的？在 Ndee 土地的考古研究中，实现康复和促进健康对于个人和社区的整体福祉至关重要。有助于 Gózhó 整体状态的治疗活动可以采取多种形式。正如 Rybak 和 Decker-Fitts (2009:334) 所建议的那样，“美洲原住民的治疗实践体现了关键的文化观点并影响了美洲原住民个体的身份发展。” 这种治疗方法包括使用黄色香蒲花粉（哈登丁;香蒲spp。White Mountain Apache Tribe 的 Ndee 文化专家表明，这些传统和观点不仅对于社区的持续福祉是必要的，而且是放大过去和现在的强大渠道，这有助于 Ndee 社区方式的持续循环和互惠性质自古以来就与 Nígosdzán（地球母亲）有关。