Colclogh, YoshikoBrown, Gary M.2024-05-202024-05-202022-08Colclough, Y., & Brown, G. M. (2023). Development of the Blackfeet Community Hospice Project: Pilot Workshop. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 40(7), 691-693.1049-9091https://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/18595Copyright SAGE Publications 2022 ; Development of the Blackfeet Community Hospice Project: Pilot Workshop, American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® (40, 7) pp. 691-693. Copyright © 2022. DOI: 10.1177/10499091221121814. Users who receive access to an article through a repository are reminded that the article is protected by copyright and reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses. Users may also download and save a local copy of an article accessed in an institutional repository for the user's personal reference. For permission to reuse an article, please follow our Process for Requesting Permission.Taboo perception on talking about death and dying among American Indians/Alaska Natives is prevalent. This suppressive value makes hospice introduction difficult, leading hospice disparity. Working together by using a community-based participatory research approach over a decade, we conducted a 6-hour workshop including information sharing and group activities. The purpose of the study was to investigate the community readiness for end-of-life knowledge by conducting a public workshop. We used pre- and post-workshop surveys with Likert-type responses to five questions to assess the effect of workshop in end-of-life knowledge. Thirty individuals participated the workshop; 80% of them reported their knowledge increase on at least one question. While the survey had concerns, positive participant responses indicated readiness and appropriateness to use workshops to increase end-of-life knowledge.en-USAmerican Indians/Alaska Nativesend-of-lifeMEDICINE::Surgery::Obstetrics and women's diseases::Reproductive healthhospiceworkshopArticle10.1177/10499091221121814