Reaching Across the Cultural Divide with Erica M Elliott

CJ Liu interviews Erica M Elliott, M.D on her memoir, "Medicine and Miracles in the High Desert: My Life Among the Navajo People." Erica describes her experiences as a school teacher on the Navajo Reservation and her blunders in understanding the Diné. She describes how she misinterpreted the eye ques and behaviors of the children of her classroom. However, by learning the very complex language and visiting her student’s families, she learned about the Diné way of living and communicating.Fire It Up With CJ Podcast is brought to you by Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com/) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com).