Teen Shaman
Special | 5m 36s
Cheng Vang is said to be the Hmong world's youngest practicing shaman.
As a baby in a Thai refugee camp, Cheng Vang was declared the youngest known shaman in the Hmong world. Soon he was performing healing ceremonies, a practice he continues in Wisconsin today. Vang talks about the honor and responsibility of being a shaman. You will also see him perform a healing ceremony and he explains what he encounters in the spirit world.
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In Wisconsin is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
Teen Shaman
Special | 5m 36s
As a baby in a Thai refugee camp, Cheng Vang was declared the youngest known shaman in the Hmong world. Soon he was performing healing ceremonies, a practice he continues in Wisconsin today. Vang talks about the honor and responsibility of being a shaman. You will also see him perform a healing ceremony and he explains what he encounters in the spirit world.
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