Word: bourland
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...them recruited from troubled reservation towns, are trying to break a grim cycle of alcoholism and despair by living as their forebears did: sleeping in teepees, traveling on horseback and learning their once forbidden language and ceremonies from tribal elders. "This camp is more than a camp," says Gregg Bourland, chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. "In a way it is the rebirth of the Great Sioux Nation...
Members of the new breed of elected tribal leaders hope the youngsters will return fortified against that mess, with traditional Lakota values they can inject into their communities, such as respect for the earth and the connectedness of all living things. "We call it seventh-generational thinking," explains Bourland. "Seven generations ago, our ancestors loved us so much that we are still here as a people. We have to create a world not only for today, but for seven generations to come. The young people from this camp are going to be the messengers for the future...
...meat-slicing machine at a restaurant and cut off his fingertip. A 40-year-old man with black hair and gray skin is complaining of sharp stomach pains. He is HIV positive and taking AZT. "That's what someone looks like who's going to die soon," Dr. Michael Bourland explains quietly as he moves on. Doctors here agree that they make the vast majority of their decisions within the first 15 seconds of seeing a patient. But some things simply demand more time. When a patient cannot be saved, Dr. Bourland says, "you have to go tell the family...
...emergency medicine a higher professional status and to attract doctors to the specialty. The regular, albeit high-stress, hours are appealing, as is the chance to see a wide variety of ailments. "I think generally people see what goes on down here as either stress or excitement," says Dr. Bourland. "Those who interpret it as stress burn out, and those who see it as excitement...
...cover story was written by associate editor Nancy Gibbs, who decided to take a closeup look herself. Gibbs visited E.R.s in New York City and Washington, where she followed Dr. Michael Bourland and his staff through a grueling tour of duty at George Washington University Medical Center. "I can't imagine a tougher job than working in an emergency room," she says. "The pressure is relentless; the stakes are life itself...