Medicine Chest

Covers land in what is now Alberta and Saskatchewan and includes adhesions in 1876, 1944, 1950, 1954, and 1956. Reprinted from the 1877 edition.

Examines and reviews history of First Nations health. Written as background for 2005 Winning the Prairie Gamble exhibit at the Western Development Museum.

Describes a few concerns the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians and the Assembly of First Nations have regarding Health Canada's request for a Health Consent form.

Brief comments on the Medicine Chest Task Force, Phil Fontaine's life after politics, Colin Thatcher's book, and an Australian governments admission.

Responding to the February 1st StarPhoenix article by Doug Cuthand this author argues that the "medicine chest" clause in Treaty 6 did not mean provision of free medical services.

Two-thirds of the First Nations in Treaty Six refuse to sign annual financial agreement with Health Canada.

Comments by the director of operations for the Alberta Indian Health Care Commission that the proposed cuts are immoral; article also mentions the Medicine Chest clause.

Argues that Aboriginals of the North-West Territories entered the treaty making process seeking to ensure cultural survival, while the government had the goal of assimilation.

Commentary on the federal residential school policy and its responsibility for Aboriginal health in general.

Columnist comments on the Treaty 6 medicine chest clause.

Contends that to improve overall health an integration of knowledge about environmental and lifestyle issues into the health care field's scarce resources is necessary.