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Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Students Learn about Natural Health Products from Different Information Sources

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah O. Alkholy
Samiah N. Alqahtani
Audrey Cochrane
Maria Pontes Ferreira
Fidji Gendron
Pimatisiwin, vol. 11, no. 1, 2013, pp. 99-112
Study found the Elders and healers were the primary source of information for Aboriginal students. Sample was drawn from the First Nations University of Canada and the University of Regina.
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Aboriginal Antidiabetic Plant Project With the James Bay Cree of Québec: An Insightful Collaboration

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alain Cuerrier
Ashleigh Cowning
Elisabeth Patterson
Pierre Haddad
Journal of Enterprising Communities, vol. 6, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Communities, the Bioeconomy and Natural Resource Development, 2012, pp. 251-270
Project involves studying medicinal plants from Aboriginal traditional pharmacopeia. Recommends protocols for researchers when making partnerships and personal relationships with Aboriginal people.
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Anishinaabe Aadizokaanan: Our Teachings … Video Series

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Naadweechige-Gamig Wikwemikong Health Centre
FirstTel TV5
Bobby Osawabine
Thecla Neganegijig
Marie Eshkibok-Trudeau
Mark Eshkawkogan
Brian Peltier
In ten videos, Knowledge keepers from Wiikwemkoong (Manitoulin Island) share thoughts and advice about staying physically and spiritually strong during the COVID pandemic. Six of the ten focus on identification and harvesting of plants for food and medicines.
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Antifungal Activity of Extracts From Medical Plants Used By First Nations People of Eastern Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
N. P. Jones
J. T. Arnason
M. Abou-Zaid
K. Akpagana
P. Sanchez-Vindas
M. L. Smith
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, vol. 73, no. 1-2, November 2000, pp. 191-198
Tests conducted on 18 eastern Canadian and 8 tropical plants demonstrated that medicinal knowledge of First Nations peoples is based on measurable efficacy.
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Antioxidant Activity in Medicinal Plants Associated With the Symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus Used by the Indigenous Peoples of the North American Boreal Forest

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Letitia M. McCune
Timothy Johns
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, vol. 82, no. 2-3, October 2002, pp. 197-205
Study findings indicate that the majority of the plants selected had properties to support the historically low incidence of diabetes.
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The Appeal of Peyote (Lophophora Williamsii) as a Medicine

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Evans Schultes
American Anthropologist, vol. 40, no. 4, Part 1, New Series, October-December 1938, pp. 698-715
Use of the peyote plant among the Kiowa, Kickapoo, Shawnee and Wichita of Oklahoma.
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Bush Medicine at Uluru (Olden Times and Today)

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Emantura Umbidong
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, September 1983, pp. 27-28
Describes traditional cures for various ailments and conditions using locally sourced plant and animal products in Northern Territory, Australia.
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Carrier Herbal Medicine: Traditional and Contemporary Plant Use

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. M. Ritch-Krc
S. Thomas
N. J. Turner
G. H. N. Towers
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, vol. 52, no. 2, June 1996, pp. 85-94
Field study based on interviews and information sessions aimed at gathering information about the use of medicinal plants by the Carrier people of northcentral British Columbia.
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Diachronic and Cultural Variations in Chukchi Ethnobotany

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Olga Belichenko
Valeria Kolosova
Kevin Jernigan
Maria Pupyninai
Etudes Inuit Studies, vol. 45, no. 1/2, Chukotka: Understanding the Past, Contemporary Practices, and Perceptions of the Present, 2021, pp. 315-340

Highlights the results of interviews with Chukchi people about the local plants they collect and their various uses. 

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The Earth is Our Mother

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Mohawk
New York State Conservationist, vol. 49, no. 4, February 1995, pp. 4-[?]
Seneca Iroquois relationships with plants.
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Elders Share Experience Through Parenting Workshop

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pamela Sexsmith
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 11, February 2008, p. 22

Relates Elder Maria Linklater’s teaching on parenting based on traditional knowledge gained through her life’s experiences.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.22.

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Environmental Ethics: Finding a Moral Compass for Human-Plant Interaction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sara L. Warber
Michael D. Fetters
Peter B. Kaufman
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, vol. 9, no. 2, March-April 2003, pp. 100-105
Ethical principles of gathering plants, from an Indigenous healer 's perspective, with emphasis on respect, purpose, stewardship, and regeneration.
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Ethnobotany

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Deborah Bird Rose
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, September 1988, pp. 21-25
Looks at the use of ethnobotany as a political statement.
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Evaluation of the Antidiabetic Potential of Selected Medicinal Plant Extracts from the Canadian Boreal Forest Used to Treat Symptoms of Diabetes: Part II

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Despina Harbilas
Louis C. Martineau
Cory S. Harris
Danielle C. A. Adeyiwola-Spoor
Ammar Saleem
et al.
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, vol. 87, no. 6, June 1, 2009, pp. 479-492
Identifies several candidate plant species used by the Cree to treat symptoms of diabetes.
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Examining the Potential Role of Co-operatives in the Ethical Commercialisation of Medicinal Plants: Plant Conservation, Intellectual Property Rights, Ethics, and Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus)

Alternate Title
Occasional Papers Series (BC Institute for Co-operative Studies )
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
T. C. Lantz
Comments on the risk of population extirpation, reduced genetic variation, and species extinction due to the growing commercialization of medicinal plants.
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From Delirium to Coherence: Shamanism and Medicine Plants in Silko's Ceremony

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas F. Weso
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Special Issue on Teaching Leslie Marmon Silkos Ceremony, 2004, pp. 53-65
Explains the use of symbolism, shamanism, medicine plants, and animals and how these relate to ceremonies in the novel, which move the main character, Tayo, toward healing.
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Herbal Medicine on the Rise: The Case of 'Awa

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harriet Makia Awana O'Sullivan
Kehaulani Lum
Pacific Health Dialog, vol. 8, no. 2, Health of the Hawaiians, 2001, pp. 380-387
"... explores the issues surrounding 'awa use, highlights existing literature, places the discussion in its proper indigenous context, and sheds light on the tensions fueled by culturally inappropriate practice".
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In Vivo Anti-Diabetic Activity of the Ethanolic Crude Extract of Sorbus decora C.K. Schneid. (Rosacea): A Medical Plant Used by Canadian James Bay Cree Nations to Treat Symptoms Related to Diabetes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rose Vianna
Antoine Brault
Louis C. Martineau
Rejean Couture
John T. Arnason
et al.
Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2011, 2011, p. Article 237941
Confirms the antidiabetic potential of Sorbus decora in in vivo models of insulin resistance and diabetes
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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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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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