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Herbal Medicine on the Rise: The Case of 'Awa

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet Makia Awana O'Sullivan
Kehaulani Lum
Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 380-387
"... explores the issues surrounding 'awa use, highlights existing literature, places the discussion in its proper indigenous context, and sheds light on the tensions fueled by culturally inappropriate practice".
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Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. Frank Chandler
Lois Freeman
Shirley N. Hooper
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, vol. 1, no. 1, January 1979, pp. 49-68
A summary of medicines used by the Micmac and Malecite Indians.
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A Historic Overview of Two Spirited People: A Context for Social Work and HIV/AIDS Services in the Aboriginal Community

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Céleste Le Duigou
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, HIV/AIDS: Issues within Aboriginal Populations, September 2000, pp. 195-214
Looks at history of the two-spirited people, their suppression and oppression by both religious authorities and state policies. The article also discusses how homophobia and AIDS-related stigma impact two-spirited people and Aboriginal communities.
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The Historical Context: Ethnohistory of the Puyallup Mental Health Care System: [Chapter] 1

Alternate Title
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, [Monograph No.2, pp. 19-32]
The People Who Give More: Health and Mental Health Among the Contemporary Puyallup Indian Tribal Community
[Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health] ; Monograph 2, 1989
Articles » General
Author/Creator
George M. Guilmet
David L. Whited
Discusses the health care system of the Puyallup's including recommendations for the future.
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HIV in Aboriginal Communities

Alternate Title
[HIV & Psychiatry: A Training and Resource Manual]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marie-Josée Brouillette
Henry Chuang
Kenneth Citron
Marlyn Cook
Peter L De Roche ... [et al.]
Argues that working effectively with Aboriginal peoples requires cross-cultural competency, ability to deal with complex needs, and respect for traditional spirituality and beliefs about healing. Chapter sixteen of: HIV & Psychiatry: A Training and Resource Manual edited by Marie-Josée, Kenneth Citron.
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A Holistic Model for the Selection of Environmental Assessment Indicators to Assess the Impact of Industrialization on Indigenous Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie A. Kryzanowski
Lynn McIntyre
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 102, no. 2, March/April 2011, pp. 112-117
Looks at the need for a holistic health indicator model for baseline health assessment and impact prediction of industralization, etc. in Canadian indigenous communities.
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Holistic System of Care: A Ten-Year Perspective

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ethan Nebelkopf
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 302-308
Looks at the effectiveness of treatment, prevention and recovery programs at the Family & Child Guidance Clinic of the Native American Health Center located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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A Holistic System of Care for Native Americans in an Urban Environment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ethan Nebelkopf
Janet King
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing in Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 43-52
Assessment of system of care developed to incorporate holistic concepts with Native cultural values.
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Hollow Water

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bonnie Dickie
Tina Mason
Looks at how the Ojibway community of Hollow Water deals with an epidemic of sexual abuse. Duration 48:30.
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Hōmai Tō Hono: Connecting Customary, Conventional and Spiritual Healing Practices Within a Rural-based Māori Community

Alternate Title
Homai To Hono: Connecting Customary, Conventional and Spiritual Healing Practices Within a Rural-based Maori Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rāwiri Tinirau
Annemarie Gillies
Rachael Tinirau
AlterNative, vol. 7, no. 2, 2011, pp. 163-176
Research project looks at use of health services by the elderly in Rānana, Whanganui River.
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Honoring Children, Making Relatives: The Cultural Translation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for American Indian and Alaska Native Families

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dolores Subia BigFoot
Beverly W. Funderburk
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 43, no. 4, Growing Roots: Native American Evidence-Based Practices, October-December 2011, pp. 309-318
Overview of evidence-based treatment model that has been re-worked to sustain Alaska Native traditional beliefs.
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How Bush Medicine is Still Used Today in Kulumindini

Articles » General
Author/Creator
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.
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Howard Contin (Meskiash) Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Howard Contin
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where he briefly mentions "bear-walking" (curse by an evil medicine man).
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[I'POYI Beverly Hungry Wolf at the Glenbow]

Alternate Title
I'POYI Aboriginal Writers Gathering ; March 26, 2009
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Beverly Hungry Wolf
Author reads from her collection of short stories, Daughters of the Buffalo Women. Duration: 20:20.
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“I would prefer to have my healthcare provided over a cup of tea any day”: Recommendations by Urban Métis Women to Improve Access to Health and Social Services in Toronto for the Métis Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renée Monchalin
Janet Smylie
Cheryllee Bourgeois
Michelle Firestone
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 217-225
Reports on recommendations made by urban Métis women for improving access to health and social services in Toronto. Recommendations include: Métis presence, holistic interior design, Métis specific or informed service space, welcoming reception/front desk, and culturally informed service providers.
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Identity, Prejudice and Healing in Aboriginal Circles: Models of Identity, Embodiment and Ecology of Place as Traditional Medicine for Education and Counselling - A Mi’kmaq First Nation Perspective

Alternate Title
Identity, Prejudice and Healing in Aboriginal Circles: Models of Identity, Embodiment and Ecology of Place as Traditional Medicine for Education and Counselling
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kisiku Sa'qawei Paq'tism Randolph Bowers
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 3, 2010, pp. 203-221
Looks at healing of identity from an Aboriginal perspective using holistic models of wellbeing through the integration of emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual aspects of being.
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Idioms of Sámi Health and Healing

Alternate Title
Patterns of Northern Traditional Healing
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Katelyn Friendship
Norma Kassi
Northern Review, no. 43, Nursing Education in the Circumpolar North, December 2016, pp. 139-142
Book review of: Idioms of Sámi Health and Healing. Volume 2 edited by Barbara Helen Miller.
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The Impact of the Sweat Lodge Ceremony on Dimensions of Well-Being

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeannette Wagemakers Schiff
Kerrie Moore
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 3, January 2006, pp. 48-69
Results from a study measuring the impact of the sweat lodge ceremony on the spiritual and emotional well-being of individuals who participated, showed a marked positive increase.
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The Impact of Training Indigenous Facilitators for a Two-Eyed Seeing Research Treatment Intervention for Intergenerational Trauma and Addiction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa Naseba Marsh
David C. Marsh
Lisa M. Najavits
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 11, no. 4, 2020, pp. 1-20

Discuss the training of Indigenous facilitators to use traditional Indigenous medicine in compliment with contemporary treatments to reduce the effects of intergenerational trauma.  

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In the Trenches: Traditional Healer’s Understanding of Health and Healing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gus Hill
Indigenous Social Work Journal, vol. 10, Issues That Relate to Indigenous Relations, 2016, pp. 25-39

Examines traditional Indigenous healing methods and healers are need more today to help with Indigenous emotional, spiritual, physical and mental health. To view article scroll down to page 25.

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Incorporating Traditional Healing into an Urban American Indian Health Organization: A Case Study of Community Member Perspectives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William E. Hartmann
Joseph P. Gone
Journal of Counseling Psychology, vol. 59, no. 4, October 2012, pp. 542-554
Looks at the dilemma Urban Indian Health Organizations are facing to provide standard Western and traditional healing without any guidance on how to integrate the services.
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Indian Alcoholism Treatment Programs as Flawed Rites of Passage

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joan Crofut Weibel-Orlando
Medical Anthropology Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 3, May 1984, pp. 62-67
Discusses the need to broaden the current scope of treatment by helping integrate clients back into their social network.
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The Indian Status Card as Regulator of Traditional Healer Access

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Hankard
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 73-85
Uses the example of applying for travel funding through Health Canada's Non-Insured Health Benefits program to illustrate how the Indian Act controls actions and produces artificial categories of identity.
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Indigenous Beliefs about Biomedical and Bush Medicine Treatment Efficacy for Indigenous Cancer Patients: A Review of the Literature

Alternate Title
Indigenous Beliefs of Cancer Treatment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. D. van Schaik
S. C. Thompson
Internal Medicine Journal, vol. 42, no. 2, February 2012, pp. 184-191
Results from search of peer-reviewed journal papers suggest five themes: concerns about toxicity of treatment; disconnect with physician; fears about absence from home during treatment; different beliefs about causes of the disease; and failure to address holistic health.
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Indigenous-Centred Approaches to Harm Reduction and Hepatitis C Programs

Alternate Title
Indigenous-Centered Approaches to Harm Reduction and Hepatitis C Programs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE)
Summarizes key themes from a 2018 national programming dialogue which included Knowledge Holders, Elders, community leaders, people with lived experience, and service providers, and highlights examples from specific communities.
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