Bruyere J, Garro L C
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 1998;57 Suppl 1:67-71.
This paper is based on interviews with two individuals who talked about their experiences with a condition known as "twisted mouth." While the biomedical label of Bell's palsy is often applied to such cases, the appropriateness of this label is not explored here. Rather, the focus is on how Nêhinaw (Cree) cultural understandings frame the experience of and response to illness, even when biomedical practitioners were consulted. The interviews were carried out by the first author using the Nêhinaw language as much as possible. Subtle linguistic clues within the interviews point to the pervasiveness of Nêhinaw cultural understandings.
本文基于对两位讲述了他们患有“歪嘴”病症经历的人的访谈。虽然贝尔氏面瘫这种生物医学标签常被用于此类病例，但本文不探讨该标签的适用性。相反，重点在于即使在咨询了生物医学从业者的情况下，内哈瑙（克里）文化理解如何构建疾病体验和应对方式。访谈由第一作者尽可能使用内哈瑙语进行。访谈中的细微语言线索表明了内哈瑙文化理解的普遍性。
