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Health Focus: Well for Culture

By Native Max — 2016

According to Well For Culture’s ambassador Anthony Thosh Collins, the movement is “an alliance of like-minded Indigenous people from many nations and all directions. We advocate for healthy lifestyles because we recognize the importance of being physical, mentally, emotionally and spiritually sound when striving to build healthy native nations.”

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