Traditional Medicine

Results of study suggest that healing is interconnection of earth, body and spirit resulting in a well-balanced life and wellbeing.

Study suggests use of the Medicine Wheel to conceptualize health holistically may be an effective way to frame health promotion strategies for youth.

Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2012.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 13, (pp175-213).

Includes illustration, physical description, scientific and traditional names, symptoms treated and applications for each plant.

Book review of: Medicinal Plants of Native America by Daniel E. Moerman.

Article describes the various plant-based medicines and their uses for specific ailments.

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.

Study demonstrates that medicinal knowledge is a well-preserved tradition and useful for the integration of Inuit traditional medicine with Western practices.

How to prepare and harvest traditional medicinal plants in the Northwest Territories.

Book review of: Medicinal Wild Plants of the Prairie: An Ethnobotanical Guide by Kelly Kindscher.

Extensive list of plants used by the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois).

Book review of: Medicine Bundle by Joshua David Bellin.

Discusses the introduction to Western Medicine in communities by students learning about public health and sanitation in the boarding schools.

Examines the holistic and spiritual concepts of health among Indigenous peoples in North America and Australia as opposed to western medicine's linear approach.

A photograph of a Medicine man near Onion Lake North West Territories in 1900.

"A Paper read before the Bathurst and Rideau Medical Association, Ottawa, 20th January, 1886". Reprinted from the Canada Medical & Surgical Journal, March-April, 1886. Describes some of the plants and practices used medicinally.

Online exhibition with twelve artists and three writers which looks at Aboriginal ideas about healing and how they influence First Nations people and artists today.

Discusses how Elders shared their knowledge with youth through a joint initiative and workshops. Outcome analysis indicated a greater level of engagement by the students.

Original Chippewa and English translations.

Looks at a book that originally started as a painting and developed into a work that describes the uses for medicines and herbs including naming them in Cree, Ojibway and two Michif dialects. Article found by scrolling to page 2.

Book review of: Medicine Trail by Melissa Jayne Fawcett. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page

Elder explains the identification, harvesting, preparation and uses of plants found in south central Saskatchewan. Duration: 11:27.

Elder explains the identification, harvesting, preparation and uses of plants found in South Central Saskatchewan. Duration: 8:17.

Elder explains the identification, harvesting, preparation and uses of plants found in South Central Saskatchewan. Duration: 11:27.

Elder explains the identification, preparation and uses of plants indigenous to the area around the Piapot First Nation. Duration: 11:38.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Syracuse University, 2003.

Biological Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--South Dakota State University, 2007.

Description of a study to determine if Northern Plains Indians with type 2 diabetes mellitus, introduced to the medicine wheel concept, had better control of their diabetes than those who received the usual dietary education.

Brief explanation of the meaning of elements represented in the design. Suitable for use in schools.

Looks at three objectives of Medicine Wheel approach: making the life of a physician easier, providing patients a framework to identify and deal with the cause for their symptoms, and improving the quality of treatment.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1995.

Concludes that the community will overcome their high rates of tobacco use and related health disparities by using mainstream prevention and intervention efforts combined with traditional teachings.

Educational Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2013.

Study conducted through interviews with a sample of 865 individuals found that adults strongly preferred traditional informal services; recommendations for integrating these services into current medical models.

Discusses some of the strengths and limitations of using mental health promotion as a prevention and healing tool for Canadian Aboriginal youth dealing with issues of suicide, and suggests placing traditional healers and community members at the centre of the healing process.

Summarizes the state of knowledge regarding the mental health needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives, and includes a brief a overview of the most pressing issues.

Examines factors, other than physical well-being, that may contribute to health and wellness.

Reports Aboriginal health workers should receive training in antenatal care as well the female anatomy and sociology, the menstrual cycle, conception and diagnosis of pregnancy.

Discusses a bi-cultural partnership model that would be in line with current health legislation.

Baseline data collected from 163 individual interviews and 8 oral interviews to determine Indigenous knowledge and land use for the proposed "Shell Projects".

Looks at integrating traditional healing practices such as the medicine wheel, burning tobacco, story- telling and the sweat lodge into contemporary psychotherapy and counselling.

Nursing Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--Union Institute and University of Cincinnati, 2007.

Examines the similarities between Buddhist meditation practices and Indigenous Hawaiian wisdom and discusses how to incorporate this into contemplative/spiritual practices and social work.

Examines using the Indigenous Cultural Responsiveness Theory as a decolonizing way to research health, education, governance and policies.

Anglicans gather to discuss issues of interest to the Aboriginal parishioners.

Consists of an interview with Mrs. Lucinda Froman, who is a Mohawk Indian originally from the Six Nations Reserve, Ontario. She gives an account of migration from the United States to Canada. She also talks of encounters with evil spirits and how to ward them off.