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Lawrence Delisle Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Delisle
Brenda Arnault
Indian History Film Project
The interview includes a discussion of the Anderson Conservative government of Saskatchewan.
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Lawrence Joseph Pritchard Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Joseph Pritchard
Judy M. Thibodeau
Indian History Film Project
Interview is a general account of his life.
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Lawrence Tobacco Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Tobacco
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Lawrence Tobacco, born 1919, on the Poor Man Reserve, Saskatchewan He attended a residential school and is now involved in traditional education and counseling. He talks about farming and raising cattle on the Poor Man Reserve; shares a story of a trip he took to Winnipeg to sell cattle for a number of reserves in the File Hills area, and how Indian Affairs officials tried to bribe him with part of the proceeds of the sale; shares stories of defiance toward Dept.
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Learning from the Elders

Alternate Title
Research Profile - Learning From the Elders
Articles » General
Looks at a study led by Dr. Pierre Haddad, working with Cree Elders, to develop plant therapies for healing complications of diabetes in a culturally respective way.
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Listening to Our Past

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Francophone Association of Nunavut
Information on traditional Inuit culture and present day Nunavut. Links include: A Journey into Inuit Traditional Knowledge, Development of Government Services in the Arctic and The Creation of Nunavut. Each section includes oral histories and Elders' personal narratives.
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Lizette Ahenakew Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lizette Ahenakew
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
She was born on the Little Pine Reserve, the first girl from that reserve to attend high school. She tells of some childhood memories; naming ceremonies; significance of Indian names; the training of children, especially girls; menarche seclusion; women: influence of, in religion and ceremonialism, pregnancy; her education: traditional; experiences in Anglican boarding school (integrated) in Saskatoon; training for roles as wife and mother.
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Lydia Somers Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lydia Somers
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where she gives a description of grandfather making birch bark canoes.
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Marion Carter Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marion Carter
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Mrs. Carter tells a story of her life. She talks of the traditional way of living; residential schools and tells how she was given her name. During the interview she also relates a tale from her grandfather about the Cree raiding Blackfoot camps.
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Married Couples Workshop 3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ed Thunderchild
Ed Laliberte
Jonas Lariviere
Felix Sugar
Alex Poorman
Morris Lewis
J. B. Stanley
James George Crooked
Joe Machiskenie
Bill Wapass
Pete Wapass
Marius Nahnepawish
Emile Piapot
Indian History Film Project
Discussion on problems of the younger generation, including alcoholism. Also discussed ways in which parents and elders can help by instructing children and young people and by maintaining the Indian religion.
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Mavis J. Adams Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mavis J. Adams
Mick Burrs
Indian History Film Project
Mrs. Adams is a retired white schoolteacher and was 69 years old at the time of the interview. She tells of her induction as an honorary chief of the Blackfoot reserve and shares her experiences among the Blackfoot.
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Max Ireland Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Max Ireland
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where he gives accounts of storytelling amongst the Oneida; accounts of the educational system and its abuses.
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[Medicinal Plants of Native America]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
James B. Waldram
Native Studies Review, vol. 3, no. 1, 1987, pp. 152-154
Book review of: Medicinal Plants of Native America by Daniel E. Moerman.
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Medicinal Plants On Elcho Island

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Djaypila Dhamarrandjai
Yalwidika Guyamirrilili
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 3, no. 2, June 1979, pp. 50-56
Article describes the various plant-based medicines and their uses for specific ailments.
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The Medicinal Uses of Our Land

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brandi Corris
How to prepare and harvest traditional medicinal plants in the Northwest Territories.
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Medicine and Traditional Plants

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Six Nations Farmers Market and Garden
Extensive list of plants used by the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois).
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Medicine Songs of George Farmer

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Albert B. Reagan
American Anthropologist, vol. 24, no. 3, New Series, July-September 1922, pp. 332-369
Original Chippewa and English translations.
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Medicines Used by the Micmac Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wilson D. Wallis
American Anthropologist, vol. 24, no. 1, New Series, January-March 1922, pp. 24-30
Presents information gathered in 1911 and 1912 on plants used to treat various diseases, including commentary by a physician.
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Métis Nation of Ontario: Southern Ontario Métis Traditional Plant Use Study

Alternate Title
Traditional Ecological Knowledge Study: Southern Ontario Métis Traditional Plant Use
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Nation of Ontario
Includes results of interviews with 18 individuals, list of plant species identified as being of interest cross-referenced with list of species found at the OPG New Nuclear Darlington site, and fact sheets on ten plants.
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Micmac Magic and Medicine

Alternate Title
Mi'kmaq Magic and Medicine
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stansbury Hagar
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 9, no. 34, July-September 1896, pp. 170-177
Stories of magical species in Mi'kmaq natural history including medicinal and mystical properties of tree bark, roots and herbs.
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Mildred Redmond Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mildred Redmond
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where she tells of one of her ancestors, captured during the War of 1812, married into the tribe. Early organizer of native groups in Toronto.
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Montana Indian Nations Sacred Plant Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Tribal Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program?]

Provides information on appearance, location, cultivation, harvesting, which parts of plants used, medicinal properties, and preparation instructions.

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Mrs. Lucinda Froman Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Keeshig
Lucinda (Mrs.) Froman
Indian History Film Project
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.
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Mrs. Paul Hayes (Annie) Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Paul Hayes
Annie Hayes
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where she discusses how the Indians acquired their songs. She also tells a creation myth and a flood legend of her people.
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Mrs. Paul Hayes (Annie) Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Paul Hayes
Annie Hayes
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where she discusses how the Indians acquired various songs and dances.
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Mrs. Shelagh Dehart Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Shelagh Dehart
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where she discusses the historical movement of the Shuswap people and the meeting of the Shuswaps with David Thompson.
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Mrs. Tracie Williames Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Tracie Williames
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where she discusses the migration of the Shuswap Indians into the Kootenay Valley.
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Native American Ethnobotany

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Presents a database of foods, drugs, dyes and fibers derived from plants.
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Native Image: Past Images of Native Health Care

Alternate Title
Past Images of Native Health Care
Images » Photographs
Native Studies Review, vol. 5, no. 1, Native Health Research in Canada, 1989, pp. [215-231]
Black and white archival photographs depicting the changes in Aboriginal health care practices.
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The Native Training Institute: A Place of Holistic Learning and Health

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Brown
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 102-116
Discusses the history, curriculum (including the philosophy of healing/learning) and founding principles of the Institute and illustrates its effectiveness through case studies of students.
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Naturopathic Medicine for Improved Health Care within Canadian Aboriginal Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dugald Seely
Deborah Kennedy
Sigrid Brobys
Johanne McCarthy
Rishma Walji
Kieran Cooley ... [et al.]

Discusses results of four investigations: systematic review of literature on use of naturopathic or complementary medicine; qualitative study on impact and conduct of naturopathic medicine at an Aboriginal community clinic; telephone survey of Aboriginal Health Centres across Ontario; and comparative assessment of approaches used in naturopathic and traditional Aboriginal medicine.

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