Ceremonies

Discusses beliefs systems, ceremonies and culture of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Métis, accommodation of them in a hospital setting, and lists support agencies.

Reports on the launch of an Aboriginal program that offers an offender in Canada an alternative form of justice in a culturally appropriate environment.

Looks at a Teton Sioux knowledge tradition, heyoka and connections to Indigenous healing practices and how it differs from western therapeutic knowledge in psychology.

Looks at medicine feasts conducted by an Apache woman from the Pueblo of San Ildefonso for Jicarilla Apaches.

Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2006.

Stories of traditional healing rituals including Sun Dance, Yuwipi, Ojibwe Health Ceremony, Shaking Tent and Shaker Health Ritual.

Mass Communications Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007.

Author reflects on the important role of the medicine man and how their customs are dying with them.

Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.52 (p.219-588).

History Thesis (M.A.)--Univerity of Saskatchewan, 2010.

Looks at conjuring rites among the Kutenai, Blackfoot, Kiowa, Assiniboine, Gros Ventre, Cheyenne and Plains Cree.

Educational Foundations Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.

Looks at the reasons for heavy drinking in the villages of Sheshatshiu and Davis Inlet, different approaches to healing, and some personal experiences.

Looks at the ceremony used by Algonquian tribes to heal the sick.

Foreword in the book: Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling: Four Directions for Integration With Counselling Psychology edited by Suzanne L. Stewart, Roy Moodley and Ashley Hyatt. Looks at mental health policies, practices and institutions in Aboriginal communities.

Discusses four perspectives of psychotherapy; the western paradigm, the shamanic rituals of divination, folk religious ceremonies and "hybrid" rituals.

An audio-visual learning tool about the use of Indigenous knowledge and customs by social workers as a means of healing for Indigenous populations.

Link included to the accompanying video on Youtube.  (23:32)

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.

Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Chicago, 2006.

Discusses aspects of shamanism, music and dance as aspects of healing.

Website with links to: exhibition, interviews, timeline, lesson plans and other resources.

Description of the Second Annual First Nation International Healing and Medicines Gathering held at the Nekaneet First Nation in August 2001.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 2011. Discusses works by Susan Power, James Welch, Sherman Alexie, Anna Lee Walters, Louis Owens, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Louise Erdrich.

David Blacksmith speaks about his learning of traditional ways and teachings from his grandfather. Part 2. Part 3. Duration:9:43.

Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 25 (p.309-444).

Looks at the loss of Sámi traditional worldview, knowledge, and cultural practices due to the conquest by the Lutheran Church of the Sámi.

A young girl experiences the death of her sister.

Literature review.

Discusses how to use a spiritual approach when counseling Native Americans and practicing intercultural respect.