Prayers go up, Tobacco goes down
LungPATHs connects Indigenous communities with lung health resources, traditional knowledge, and support — honoring the intersection of Traditions and Science.
What is in your medicine bag?
LungPATHs is a resource for Indigenous communities navigating lung health — connecting traditional knowledge with modern medicine, and building community along the way.
Our lungs carry our breath, our words, our prayers. Tobacco holds a sacred place in many Indigenous traditions, offered to the earth with intention. But commercial tobacco has taken that relationship and twisted it into something harmful.
LungPATHs is here to help you find your path — whether that means learning about lung health, exploring the medicine bag, connecting with community, or understanding tobacco’s sacred and commercial sides.
Don’t burn the stories like the totem poles.
About the Toolkit
Who we are, who we work with, and why this toolkit exists.
Medicine Bag
Traditional knowledge, sacred practices, and Indigenous alternatives — what's in your medicine bag?
Lung Health
Lung cancer facts, screening, costs, and how to ask for the care you need.
Community Building
Stories, support groups, and connection — healing happens in community.
Tobacco
Understanding tobacco — its history, its harms, and the paths to cessation.