Indigenous Australians and the Law
E-Books
Author/Creator
Maria Lane
Daryle Rigney
Christopher Reynolds
Jill McKeough
Andrew Stewart ... [et al.]
Article examines how Alberta Health Services (AHS) can work to address the health disparities faced by Indigenous peoples in the province. Focuses on collaborative community engagement, relationship building and Indigenous self-determination.
Consists of an interview with Joe Sylvester where he gives an account of Indian medicine; legends concerning migration of Algonquin Indians; the role of elders; of the deterioration of reservation conditions following World War II; the religious significance of the number "four"; views on welfare and its role in disrupting traditional Indian values; and a legend about the origin of the drum.