Traditional Medicine

Discusses a research project by two McMaster medical school students that turned into a five month course.

Discusses English colonial sceptical attitudes towards Native American herbal medical knowledge.

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Director by J. W. Powell Ethnological Results of the Point Barrow Expedition by John Murdoch The Medicine-Men of the Apache by John G. Bourke

Transactions of the Canadian Institute, session 1892-93; includes, index and bibliography.

Consists of a brief description of a contemporary Sundance and of healing practices.

Examines health care practices for pregnant Navajo women and the need for more culturally sensitive approaches to help reduce mortality rates. Part 1 of 2.

Examines health care practices for pregnant Navajo women and the need for more culturally sensitive approaches to help reduce mortality rates for Navajo women and infants. Part 2 of 2.

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.

Forestry and Forest Environment Thesis (M.Sc.F.)--Lakehead University, 2000.

Interviewee gives a general account of her life.

Discusses trade networks for plants in British Columbia and neighbouring areas from archaeological, historical and ethnographic records, as well as recollections from contemporary people.

Study concludes that health care personnel need to be informed about traditional knowledge and practices in order improve treatment and prevention of middle ear disease.

Consists of an interview that describes how the paints are gathered and prepared as well as the uses of the different paints.

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.

Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 2005.

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.

Looks at the potential of research, development and marketing of non-timber forest products with partners.

Locates some Indian campsites on the interviewer's map; gives Indian names for various geographical points. Some discussion of certain Indian beliefs pertaining to atype of magical healing.

Discusses how members' disagreements over whether or not the use and possession of the psychoactive substance should be criminalized affected the organization. Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 159.

Biology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2000.

Law Thesis (LL.D)--Université de Montréal, 2007.

Database includes links to plants by type and by use and a short video of a Gwich'in Elder talking about spruce gum.

Geography Thesis (D.A.)--University of Northern Colorado, 1992.

World Intellectual Property Organization encourages equitable sharing of benefits derived from local knowledge and practises. Drug companies have frequently exploited Indigenous resources without recognition or compensation.

Describes how the people of Groote Eylandt, an isolated island off the coast of Northern Territory, Australia interact with nature.

Describes a series of treatments employing local plants and animals for curing various health ailments.

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.

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.

Environmental Studies Thesis (M.E.S.)--Dalhousie University, 2000.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 32, (pp185-252).

General discussion of her life.

Environmental Studies Thesis (M.E.S.)--Dalhousie University, 2000.

Study on Dog Island-Oakes Bay shows remains found were identified as imported cereals, local berries, and medicinal and tea plants.

Literature review findings resulted in a recommendation to make midwifery an integral part of maternity care for rural and remote Aboriginal communities.

Documents the ways Indigenous communities and research teams are benefiting from two-eyed seeing, the compilation of Indigenous and Western ways of knowing.

He discusses various plants used for medicine.

Robert Goodvoice tells a story about the journey of a group of Sioux from the United States to Canada, through Portage la Prairie, Manitoba to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He tells of a settlement of the Wahpaton (Round Plain) Reserve in Saskatchewan and the division of the Sioux tribe. He also talks about Indian medicine and curing practices and reflects on the loss of knowledge of the old ways.

He tells a story about the origins of the Dakota (Sioux) guardian spirit and his powers; and how Iktomi differs from the equivalent Cree spirit power (Wisakedjak).

He describes the movement of the Dakota Sioux to Canada. He also mentions various plants used for medicine

Discusses some of the strategies which have been successful in combining traditional and biomedical medicine while practicing primary care. Excerpt from: From the Ground Up: Building Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Care Programs in Resource-Limited Settings, vol. 3 edited by R.G. Marlink and S.T. Teitelmon.

Interview includes a general account of Rose Bertha Fleury's life.

Describes an encounter with a sasquatch.Description of the Hamatsa dance ceremony.

Portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples held in Vancouver, British Columbia dealing with treatment of HIV and AIDS; includes questions from George Erasmus.

The file contains a presentation on behalf of Secwepemc re Information Systems. Bruce Mack of the Cariboo Tribal Council and Verna Billy of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council discuss the Shuswap Information System (a collaborative database project) and associated issues of self-governance, treaty settlement, traditional wisdom, and technology utilization. The presenters make a variety of recommendations to the Commission including that they "fully appreciate the role of information technologies" in self-governance.