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NWT Report Urges Recognition for Aboriginal Healers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Helwig
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 162, no. 13, June 27, 2000, p. 1862
Outlines recommendations found in Our Communities, Our Decisions: Let's Get On With It!, the final report of the Minister's Forum on Health and Social Services.
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[Ontario Aboriginal Health Advocacy Initiative Resource Manual]

Alternate Title
OAHAI Manual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ontario Aboriginal Health Advocacy Initiative?]
Created for frontline workers who fill an advocacy role as part of their duties. Covers wide range of topics including policy, legislation and communities of interest, and provides general information as well as lists of specific agencies.
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An Overall Approach to Health Care For Indigenous Peoples

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Malcolm King
Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 56, no. 6, Health Issues in Indigenous Children: An Evidence Based Approach for the General Pediatrician, December 2009, pp. 1239-1242
Discusses different factors to consider when addressing health inequities.
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The Paleface Medicine Men of the Frontier

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Dunlop
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 4, no. 1, October 1964, pp. [20-29]
Relates the experiences of several Europeans who had been abducted and became familiar with traditional medicine practices. Article adapted from the book Doctors on the Frontier.
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The Paq'tnkek Mi'kmaq and Ka't (American Eel): A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects

Alternate Title
The Paq'tnkek M'ikmaq and Kat (American Eel) A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects
The Paq'tnkek Micmac and Ka't (American Eel): A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects
The Paq'tnkek Mik'maq and Ka't (American Eel): A Case Study of Cultural Relations, Meanings, and Prospects
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony Davis
John Wagner
Kerry Prosper
Mary Jane Paulette
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 24, no. 2, 2004, pp. 357-388
Provides a review of the culturally important relationship the Mi'kmaq share with the American eel, including for food, ceremonial practices, medicinal purposes, and traditional relations of reciprocity.
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A Path Forward: BC First Nations and Aboriginal People's Mental Wellness and Substance Use - 10-Year Plan : A Provincial Approach to Facilitate Regional and Local Planning and Action

Alternate Title
A Path Forward: A Provincial Approach to Facilitate Regional and Local Planning Action
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tripartite First Nations Health Plan
Discusses strategies and actions to achieve goals related to substance abuse and improving the health outcomes of First Nations people.
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Path of the Sacred Clown

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peggy Andreas
Towards 2012, Part III: Culture and Language, 1997, p. [?]
Discusses different characteristics of Clowns in different tribes from the Oglala and Lakota to the Salish and Hopis and the importance of the Clowns to the community spirit.
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Pathways to Health and Healing - 2nd Report on the Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia: Provincial Health Officer's Annual Report 2007

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
P. R. W. Kendall
Evan Adams
Rosemary Armour
Kelly Barnard
Lucy Barney ... [et al.]
Update to 2001. Discusses determinants of health, pregnancy, infants and children, diseases and injuries, physical environment and health services. Related material: The Health and Well-being of Aboriginal People in British Columbia (First Report).
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Perspectives on Wellness: Journey on the Red Road

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hilary N. Weaver
Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, vol. 29, no. 1, Symposium of Native American Wellness, March 2002, pp. 5-15
Looks at the path to wellness and balance in First Nations/Native American communities, using a holistic concept.
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The Peyote Way: Implications for Culture Care Theory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen W. Huttlinger
Dennis Tanner
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 5, no. 2, Winter, 1994, pp. 5-11
Describes the theory of Culture Care to assess, understand and plan care for an aphasic Navajo male who followed traditional ways.
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Physical Activity and Healing through the Medicine Wheel

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn F. Lavallée
Pimatisiwin, vol. 5, no. 1, 2007, pp. 127-153
Looks at the impact of a martial arts program, and identifies the interconnection to mental, emotional and spiritual well-being of Aboriginal adults.
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Physicians' Attitudes Toward Collaboration with Traditional Healers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yvon Gagnon
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. 175-186
Discusses the views of doctors on the advantages and disadvantages of joint co-operation between traditional practitioners and non-traditional practitioners for a better health care system.
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The Pisimweyapiy Counselling Centre: Paving the Red Road to Wellness in Northern Manitoba

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series
Aboriginal Healing in Canada: Studies in Therapeutic Meaning and Practice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series
Chapter in book: Aboriginal Healing in Canada: Studies in Therapeutic Meaning and Practice edited by James B. Waldram. Looks at program administered by the Nelson House Medicine Lodge located on the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation.
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Plants and People of Groote Eylandt

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dulcie Levitt
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 5, no. 4, December 1981, pp. 27-37
Describes various plants for medicinal use.
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Plants and People on Groote Eylandt - 2nd Installment

Articles » General
Author/Creator
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.
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Plants and People on Groote Eylandt - 3rd Installment

Articles » General
Author/Creator
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.
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Plants and People on Groote Eylandt: 4th Instal[l]ment

Articles » General
Author/Creator
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.
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Pomo Doctors and Poisoners

Alternate Title
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Memorial Volume
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.20
E-Books
Author/Creator
L. S. Freeland
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 20 (pp55-73).
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Population Health: Risk and Resistance

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kim Scott
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 2, no. 1, Population Health: Risk and Resistance, March 2005, pp. 2-3
Editorial for themed issue of the same title briefly discusses each article.
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Potlatch and Powwow: Dynamics of Culture through Lives Lived Dancing

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracy J. Andrews
Jon Olney
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, 2007, pp. 63-108
Looks at the Kwakwaka'wakw potlatch participants' perpspectives and Nez Perce dancers' roles and experience and finds commonalities amid the differences.
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Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Documentary looks at treatment centre in St. Albert, Albert, the despair of addiction as well as the strength, courage and healing that takes place. Duration: 29.27.
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