Searching for My Destiny
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Searching for My Destiny

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Searching for My Destiny

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George Blue Spruce Jr. is recognized as the first American Indian dentist in the United States. His life story reaches back to the ancient Pueblo culture cherished by his grandparents and parents and extends to state-of-the-art dentistry and the current needs of the American Indian people. Blue Spruce's journey begins on the Santa Fe Indian School campus with his parents' determination that their children would excel academically and obtain college degrees. After graduating from dental school, Dr. Blue Spruce planned to return to the pueblos to treat his people. As it turned out, his destiny reached far beyond: from the wilds of Montana to New York City to San Francisco to South America and back to the United States. In Washington DC, he presented the needs of American Indians to Congress and lunched with the president. Throughout his journey Dr. Blue Spruce has traveled between two cultures, succeeding in mainstream society while keeping Pueblo tradition in his heart. Facing prejudice and conquering adversity, he reached the zenith of his career as director of the Phoenix Regional Indian Health Service and achieving the rank of assistant surgeon general of the United States.

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Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780803226265
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Medicine Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Illustrations
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. 1. Those Who Came before Me
  6. 2. Those Who Paved My Way
  7. 3. Campus Brats, Cousins, and the Lessons of Life
  8. 4. Formal Education, Hard Knocks, and Rewards
  9. 5. Creighton Years
  10. 6. Finally: Doctor Blue Spruce
  11. 7. Lieutenant Blue Spruce, USN
  12. 8. Indian Health Service Dentist
  13. 9. From the Wilds of Montana to New York City
  14. 10. Merchant Marines
  15. 11. Back to School
  16. 12. Off to South America
  17. 13. Back in the States
  18. 14. Special Assistant, Bureau of Health Manpower Education
  19. 15. Career Change: The “Money Man”
  20. 16. King of the Hill
  21. 17. Finally: Director of the Program Closest to My Heart
  22. 18. Assistant Surgeon General
  23. 19. Come, Follow Me
  24. 20. To Those Who Hold Our Future
  25. Index