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Across Australia ... From Health Worker to Health Worker: Preventative Medicine
Alma Moon Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 5, No. 3, September 1981, p. 55. Brief report on how Australian health worker incorporates local traditional medical practices into preventative health work. More information... (Rating: 3.33, Votes: 6, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Across Australia: From Health Worker To Health Worker
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, March 1984, pp. 33-47. Series of short stories on health care practices on several remote islands in the Torres Strait, Australia. More information... (Rating: 4.29, Votes: 7, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aspirin Abuse
Max Kamien Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 8, No. 2, June 1984, pp. 16-19. Describes how the arrival of aspirin played a role in the collapse of Aboriginal knowledge of herbal medicines. Statistical results showed 45% of women in a small community consuming aspirin daily with anecdotal evidence indicating an even higher rate. More information... (Rating: 2.14, Votes: 7, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Bush Medicine at Uluru (Olden Times and Today)
Emantura Umbidong Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3, September 1983, pp. 27-28. Describes traditional cures for various ailments and conditions using locally sourced plant and animal products in Northern Territory, Australia. More information... (Rating: 3.33, Votes: 3, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Community Health Programs In Papua New Guinea
Beryl Djakala, Janet Bilin Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3, September 1982, pp. 26-31. Overview of tour by senior health workers to improve health care delivery in home communities. More information... (Rating: 3.33, Votes: 6, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Defining Traditional Healing
Gloria Lee Justice as Healing, Vol. 1, No. 4, Winter, 1996, p. [?]. Perspective on maintaining or regaining balance discussed in relation to individual as well the relationship between tradition and the administration of justice in Canada. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre. More information... (Rating: 3.75, Votes: 4, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Elder's Perspective: Traditional Knowledge: Excerpts From Transcript top
Helen Gruben Inuktitut, No. 91, 2002, pp. 74-[?]. Discussions held during workshop which was part of the Inuit Health Information Initiative conference describe traditional Inuit health knowledge and compare it to 'southern' treatments. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 14, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Ethnobotany
Deborah Bird Rose Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 12, No. 3, September 1988, pp. 21-25. Looks at the use of ethnobotany as a political statement. More information... (Rating: 3.00, Votes: 5, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
How Bush Medicine is Still Used Today in Kulumindini
Albert Claudette Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 16, No. 6, November/December 1992, pp. 4-5. Encourages use of reliable and readily available bush medicines to treat skin infections and scabies as opposed to western medications. More information... (Rating: 1.67, Votes: 6, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Learning from the Elders
Looks at a study led by Dr. Pierre Haddad, working with Cree Elders, to develop plant therapies for healing complications of diabetes in a culturally respective way. More information... (Rating: 2.86, Votes: 7, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Medicinal Plants On Elcho Island
Djaypila Dhamarrandjai, Yalwidika Guyamirrilili Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2, June 1979, pp. 50-56. Article describes the various plant-based medicines and their uses for specific ailments. More information... (Rating: 2.50, Votes: 2, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Medicinal Plants Used by the Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory
E.M. Holmes American Journal of Pharmacy, Vol. 56, 1884, pp. 617-621. Includes Latin and common names, description of plant, method of preparation and uses. Entire volume on one pdf. To access article go to p. 617. More information... (Rating: 3.33, Votes: 3, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Native Nutrition: Northwest Indian Treatment Center Honors Culture to Heal the Mind
Elise Krohn Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, Vol. 22, No. 3, Food Sovereignty, Spring, 2011, pp. 24-28. Discusses the positive effects of a healing garden for addiction patients in treatment centers and at home. More information... (Rating: 2.50, Votes: 2, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Perspectives on Medicine
On Campus News, Vol. 14, No. 10, January 19, 2007, p. 8. Artist Gloria Lee is shown at the unveiling of Our Medicine Bundle, a hand-sewn, quilted and painted piece, co-created with Solomon Colomb. The work is intended to represent the Indigenous perspective of medicine. More information... (Rating: 2.50, Votes: 4, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Plants and Patents: A Movement is Afoot to Protect the Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous People who have used Plants as Medicines for Generations top
Sarah Hilton Pharmaceutical Executive, Vol. 22, No. 9, September 2002, p. 36. World Intellectual Property Organization encourages equitable sharing of benefits derived from local knowledge and practises. Drug companies have frequently exploited Indigenous resources without recognition or compensation. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 4, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Plants and People of Groote Eylandt: 5th and Final Instal[l]ment
Dulcie Levitt Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2, June 1983, pp. 13-25. Describes how the people of Groote Eylandt, an isolated island off the coast of Northern Territory, Australia interact with nature. More information... (Rating: 3.33, Votes: 3, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Plants and People on Groote Eylandt - 2nd Installment top
Dulcie Levitt Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, March 1982, pp. 3-13. Describes a series of treatments employing local plants and animals for curing various health ailments. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 1, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Plants and People on Groote Eylandt - 3rd Installment top
Dulcie Levitt Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3, September 1982, pp. 17-25. Reports on the various methods and natural substances used to treat conditions affecting people on this isolated island off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 3, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Plants and People on Groote Eylandt: 4th Instal[l]ment top
Dulcie Levitt Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 6, No. 4, December 1982, pp. 48-56. Reports on the various methods and natural substances used to treat conditions affecting people on this isolated island off the coast of the Northern Territory, Australia. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 1, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Some Bush Medicines From Yikaniwuy (Collected by Hilton Jones) top
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 13, No. 2, June 1989, pp. 25-26. Looks at traditional medicines collected from the bush used to treat minor skin ailments and infections. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 2, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Survival Skills from the 1800s
Patsy Cameron, Phyllis Pitchford Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 9, No. 4, December 1985, pp. 7-8. Describes the diet and lifestyle of the inhabitants of the Furneaux Islands, located just north of Tasmania in the Bass Strait. More information... (Rating: 3.33, Votes: 9, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Thanks to the Medicine Plants (Plants Used by the Seneca Iroquois)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation The New York State Conservationist, Vol. 49, No. 4, February 1995, pp. 5-10. Describes stages of processing medicines and their uses by the Seneca peoples. More information... (Rating: 3.33, Votes: 6, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Torres Strait Medicines
Margaret Norris Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, March 1984, pp. 14-18. Describes traditional health practices using locally sourced ingredients More information... (Rating: 1.67, Votes: 6, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Traditional Cree Philosophy: Death, Bereavement and Healing
Linda Jaine and Louise Halfe Saskatchewan Indian, March 1989, p. 11. Principles and ceremonies of Cree spirituality. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Traditional Medicine top
Sadie Hill Inuktitut, No. 83, 1998, pp. 45-49. Compilation of information gathered from three Inuk elders outlining methods for treating common ailments. More information... (Rating: 5.00, Votes: 3, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites |
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