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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.
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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.
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Blackfoot Medicine Men

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cecil Denny
Alberta History, vol. 55, no. 1, Winter, 2007, pp. 9-12
Description
Author reflects on the important role of the medicine man and how their customs are dying with them.
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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).
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Conjuring Among the Kiowa

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Donald Collier
Primitive Man, vol. 17, no. 3/4, Jul.-Oct. 1944, pp. 45-49
Description
Looks at conjuring rites among the Kutenai, Blackfoot, Kiowa, Assiniboine, Gros Ventre, Cheyenne and Plains Cree.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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)

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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).
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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.
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The Sick Child

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Henook-Makhewe-Kelenaka (Angel De Cora)
[Harper's New Monthly Magazine], vol. [98], [February] 1899, pp. 446-448
Description
A young girl experiences the death of her sister.
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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.

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Valuing Spirituality Among Native American Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lou Matheson
Counseling and Values, vol. 41, no. 1, October 1996, pp. 51-58
Description
Discusses how to use a spiritual approach when counseling Native Americans and practicing intercultural respect.
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