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In this video, Why Cultural Diversity Matters, Dr. Gavin, asks 3 questions: why should we be worried about this loss of cultural diversity? Why is it happening? What should we do about it? After watching the video, explain why cultural diversity is important. Use the following questions to help you to think about what was discussed in the video. How does he describe cultural diversity? How does he describe worldview? Which rights of people are involved in cultural diversity? Have indigenous people ever developed a medicine that saved lives? What is the most wide-spread treatment for malaria today? Are herbal medicines useful? Do different cultures add value to medicine? Why are we losing diversity? Is culture static? Who does culture belong to? Does communication across groups lead to cultural diversity? What is driving the loss of cultural diversity? Think over these questions and answer the following: How will you learn the values and beliefs about clients whom you may not have much in common? Should we leave our culture behind when we assimilate with another culture? How is the power unbalanced in society? What did you learn about how indigenous cultures have to wrestle with different majority cultures? What steps did Dr. Gavin discuss to begin to level the playing field?