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Indigenous conversation: Indigenous Conversations: How traditional Aboriginal healing is filling the gaps of Western medicine

Traditional Aboriginal healer Debbie Watson (L)

Traditional Aboriginal healer Debbie Watson (L) Source: ANTAC

For 60,000 years, traditional Aboriginal healers or ngankari (pronounced as nun-ka-ri) have treated patients using a set of ancient medical knowledge system passed down from generations. Today, the 21st century ngankaris are being reintroduced into the health system to treat ailments Western medicine cannot cure.


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For 60,000 years, traditional Aboriginal healers or ngankari (pronounced as nun-ka-ri) have treated patients using a set of ancient medical knowledge system passed down from generations. Today, the 21st century ngankaris are being reintroduced into the health system to treat ailments Western medicine cannot cure.



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