Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, interviews, poems and various articles, including Aboriginal Women: No Rights to Land or Children by Mabel Nipshank.
Publication of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation aimed at residential school survivors contains letters, photographs, poems, and various articles, including Traditional Parenting Skills in Contemporary Life by Shelley Goforth
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 107, no. 3, 2016, pp. e251-e257
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Study found risk factors to wellness included not being able to participate in traditional activities, over crowding in a household, and high rates of violence.
File contains the transcript of a portion of the National Round Table on Aboriginal Health and Social Issues for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. This part of the volume contains the introduction of moderator Peter Ernerk and the presentation of Discussion Paper C given by Dr. Clare Brant on Day 1.
File contains a presentation by Peggy Bird, Joanne Jackson, and Alanna Elijah, members of the Tribal Soverignty Association and councillors at the N'Amerind Friendship Centre in London. Bird, Jackson, and Elijah discuss the Healing Circle program they are involved with which seeks to treat social problems with traditional spiritual concepts. Following their presentation is a discussion between the three presenters and the assembled Commissioners on some of the issues raised.
The file contains a presentation by Bev Julian, Native Women's Association of Canada. Julian discusses the personal impact of suicide on herself, her training both as a social worker and a traditional healer, and some of the work she has done which has healed people who were considering suicide. Following her presentation Chairperson Hodgson thanks her for sharing her views.
File contains a presentation by Deborah Herman, Co-ordinator, Kettle Point Caregivers. Herman discusses healing, specifically her organization's community healing project. Following the presentation Commissioners Chartrand and Erasmus discuss some of the issues raised with Herman.
File contains a presentation by Paul King of the North Bay Psychiatric Hospital. King discusses Aboriginal mental health, training, and teaching. King also provides an overview of the hospital, its' geographic service area, staffing, and mandate. Following the presentation the assembled Commissioners discuss some of the issues raised with King.
This file contains a part of a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This part includes a presentation given by Matilda Snache at the Round Table discussion on Healing issues(Body, Mind and Soul) in the Aboriginal Community.
The file contains a Workshop Report for the Native Women's Association of Canada by Ruth Norton. Norton gives a short summary of the results of her discussion group dealing with suicide and suicide related issues. Norton discusses how her group discusses colonialism, anger amongst youth, and the need for healing to come from within the community.