Aboriginal Justice Uses Healing Approach
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Penni Mitchell
Herizons, vol. 12, no. 4, Winter, 1999, pp. 9-[?]
Description
Reports on the launch of an Aboriginal program that offers an offender in Canada an alternative form of justice in a culturally appropriate environment.
Alternative Knowledges and the Future of Community Psychology: Provocations From an American Indian Healing Tradition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 58, no. 3-4, December 2016, pp. 314-321
Description
Looks at the Teton Sioux knowledge tradition, heyoka, and connections to Indigenous healing practices and how it differs from Western therapeutic knowledge in psychology.
An Apache Medicine Dance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Russell
[American Anthropologist], vol. [11], no. [12], [December] 1898, pp. 357-372
Description
Looks at medicine feasts conducted by an Apache woman from the Pueblo of San Ildefonso for Jicarilla Apaches.
Being Healed by an Indigenous Traditional Healer: Sacred Healing Stories of Native Americans. Part II
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roxanne Struthers
Valerie S. Eschiti
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, vol. 11, no. 2, May 2005, pp. 78-86
Description
Stories of traditional healing rituals including Sun Dance, Yuwipi, Ojibwe Health Ceremony, Shaking Tent and Shaker Health Ritual.
Campa Cosmology: The World of a Forest Tribe in South America
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 52, pt. 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gerald Weiss
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.52 (p.219-588).
Drinking and Healing: Reflections on the Lost Autonomy of the Innu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colin Samson
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, Fall, 2001, pp. 37-55
Description
Looks at the reasons for heavy drinking in the villages of Sheshatshiu and Davis Inlet, different approaches to healing, and some personal experiences.
Foreword - Indigenous Healing Past and Present: Exploding Persistent Binaries
Alternate Title
Explorations in Mental Health Series
Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling: Four Directions for Integration With Counselling Psychology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph P. Gone
Description
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.
Hallucinogenic Drugs and Plants in Psychotherapy and Shamanism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ralph Metzner
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 30, no. 4, Therapeutic Use of Hallucinogens, October-December 1998, pp. 333-341
Description
Discusses four perspectives of psychotherapy; the western paradigm, the shamanic rituals of divination, folk religious ceremonies and "hybrid" rituals.
isihcikêwinihk kâkî nâtawihon: Healing through Ceremony
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ralph Bodor
Terri Cardinal
Kristina Kopp
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 17, no. 1, 2022, pp. 39-50
Description
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)
The Religion of the Crow Indians
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.25 pt.2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert H. Lowie
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 25 (p.309-444).
Sámi Shamanism, Fishing Magic and Drum Symbolism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Francis Joy
Shaman, vol. 23, no. 1-2, Spring/Autumn, 2015, pp. 67-102
Description
Looks at the loss of Sámi traditional worldview, knowledge, and cultural practices due to the conquest by the Lutheran Church of the Sámi.
Supporting and Enabling Indigenous Ceremonial Practices within Healthcare Institutions: A Wise Practices Guideline
Alternate Title
Supporting & Enabling Indigenous Ceremonial Practices within Healthcare Institutions: A Wise Practices Guideline
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Anderson
Ashley Migwans
Description
Includes background information on Indigenous peoples, discussion of past and present state of the relationship with healthcare institutions, outline of ceremonial practices in the Toronto Central region, and review of legal and policy statements.