title: Menominee perspectives on commercial and sacred tobacco use.
abstract: The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin has the highest smoking rate in the state. To address the resultant health disparities, the tribe conducted a qualitative pilot project to examine tobacco use. The findings indicated mainstream models of addiction did not capture the tribe's context well; the Indigenist Stress-Coping Model was most applicable. Participants suggested that Menominee-centric ways of knowing related to commercial and sacred tobacco use should be included in all levels of prevention as a key strategy. Recommendations include primary prevention targeted specifically to youth, pregnant women, and adults who care for children, as well as access to commercial tobacco products.
authors.forename: Leah M Rouse
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Arndt
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caskey
authors.forename: Jodi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fossum
authors.forename: Natasha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: Amileah R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Stevens S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kenote
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Strickland
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waukau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064424:Tobacco Use / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000208:ethnology