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Analysis of status Indians in British Columbia : updated report, 1987-1994

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British Columbia. Division of Vital Statistics, Canada. Medical Services Branch. [Victoria, BC?]: Vital Statistics, BC Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors , 1996.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: HA747 DC2.1B7 A532 1996

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: British Columbia. Division of Vital Statistics; Canada. Medical Services Branch

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Vital Statistics, BC Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors

Publication Date: 1996

Subjects: First Nations; Health Status Indicators - British Columbia

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library REF Statistics

Call Number: HA747 DC2.1B7 A532 1996

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Impact of diabetes on the health and well-being of people in British Columbia

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British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministy of Health Services, Office of the Provincial Health Officer , 2005.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Alternate Title: Report on the health of British Columbians : Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2004

Corporate Author: British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Ministy of Health Services, Office of the Provincial Health Officer

Publication Date: 2005

Series: Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2004

Subjects: Health Status Indicators - British Columbia; Public Health - British Columbia; Diabetes Mellitus - British Columbia; First Nations; Statistics - British Columbia

ISSN: 1195-308X

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2005

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Food, health and well-being in British Columbia

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British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer. [Victoria, BC?]: Ministy of Health Services, Office of the Provincial Health Officer , 2006.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Alternate Title: Report on the health of British Columbians : Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2005

Corporate Author: British Columbia. Office of the Provincial Health Officer

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Ministy of Health Services, Office of the Provincial Health Officer

Publication Date: 2006

Series: Provincial Health Officer's annual report 2005

Subjects: Diet - British Columbia; Nutrition - British Columbia; Food Industry - British Columbia; First Nations; Health Status Indicators - British Columbia; Public Health - British Columbia; Statistics - British Columbia

ISSN: 1195-308X

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: WA309 DC2.1B8 B862 2006

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The education of Augie Merasty : a residential school memoir

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Merasty, Joseph Auguste, Carpenter, David. Regina, SK: University of Regina Press , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ80.5 M552e 2022

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Merasty, Joseph Auguste; Carpenter, David

Place of Publication: Regina, SK

Publisher: University of Regina Press

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: xxix, 84 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Series: Regina collection

Subjects: First Nations - residential schools; First Nations; Indigenous Canadians - history; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780889778825

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WZ80.5 M552e 2022

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Journey of discovery : an approach to Aboriginal health in VIHA

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Vancouver Island Health Authority. [Victoria, BC?]: Vancouver Island Health Authority. MultiMedia Services , 2012.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W84 J86 2012

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Historical documentary; Scenario: Famili in patient room; Scenario: Emergency room with patient; Group talk with host Barbara Hager

Corporate Author: Vancouver Island Health Authority

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Vancouver Island Health Authority. MultiMedia Services

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 80 minutes

Subjects: Delivery of Health Care; First Nations; Health Services, Indigenous; Health Status Disparities; British Columbia

Abstract: Historical documentary; Scenario: Famili in patient room; Scenario: Emergency room with patient; Group talk with host Barbara Hager

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library; Victoria Library; Vancouver Library AV Room

Call Number: W84 J86 2012

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BC elders' guide

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First Nations Health Authority, British Columbia. SeniorsBC., British Columbia. Ministry of Health. [West Vancouver, BC]: First Nations Health Authority , 2014. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Corporate Author: First Nations Health Authority; British Columbia. SeniorsBC.; British Columbia. Ministry of Health

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: [West Vancouver, BC]

Publisher: First Nations Health Authority

Publication Date: 2014

Subjects: Health Services, Indigenous; First Nations; Health Services; Health Services for the Aged; Social Welfare; British Columbia; Directories

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Persistent spirit : towards understanding aboriginal health in British Columbia

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University of Victoria, Department of Geography. [Victoria, BC?]: University of Victoria, Western Geographical Press , 1995.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA300 P466 1995

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Corporate Author: University of Victoria, Department of Geography

Editor: Stephenson, Peter H.; Elliott, Susan J.; Foster, Leslie T.

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: University of Victoria, Western Geographical Press

Publication Date: 1995

Physical Description: xxii, 390 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series: Canadia western geographical series ; v. 31

Subjects: First Nations; Demography; Health Status Disparities; Healthcare Disparities; Health Services, Indigenous; Neoplasms - epidemiology; British Columbia - epidemiology; Canada

Notes: Chapter 8 is Epidemiology of cancer in First Nations people in British Columbia by T.G. Hislop and Pierre R. Band, former BCCA staff members.

ISBN: 0919838219

ISSN: 1203-1178

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA300 P466 1995

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Colonizing bodies : aboriginal health and healing in British Columbia, 1900-50

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Kelm, Mary-Ellen. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press , 1998.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA300 K29c 1998

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Colonizing bodies

Author: Kelm, Mary-Ellen

Place of Publication: Vancouver, BC

Publisher: UBC Press

Publication Date: 1998

Physical Description: xxiii, 248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Subjects: Minority Health - history; Health Disparity, Minority and Vulnerable Populations; Indigenous Canadians - history; Social Welfare - history; Attitude of Health Personnel; First Nations; History, 20th Century; British Columbia; Canada

ISBN: 9780774806787; 0774806788

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: WA300 K29c 1998

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The day the loon cried

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Last, Pearl M. [British Columbia]: Pearl M. Last , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF637 H4 C5 L349 2013

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Story for children based on true events of Tse'khene's Nations author and illustrator, Pearl M.Last.

Alternate Title: Day the loon cried

Author: Last, Pearl M.

Place of Publication: [British Columbia]

Publisher: Pearl M. Last

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 20 unnumbered pages : ill. : 23 cm.

Subjects: Helping Behavior; Children; Empathy; First Nations; British Columbia; Juvenile Literature; Pictorial Works; Popular Work

Abstract: Story for children based on true events of Tse'khene's Nations author and illustrator, Pearl M.Last.

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF637 H4 C5 L349 2013

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BCCA prevention programs : a community approach

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Jensen, Kim. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2008.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA31 B365 2008 v.7

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Jensen, Kim

Corporate Author: BCCA Planning Committee on Diversity

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 60 minutes

Series: Planning Committee on Diversity seminar 7

Subjects: BC Cancer Agency; Cancer Care Facilities; First Nations; Health Education; Cultural Diversity; Cross Cultural Comparison; Delivery of Health Care; Ethnic Groups; Patient-Centered Care; Health Services Accessibility; Professional-Patient Relations; British Columbia

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library AV Room

Call Number: WA31 B365 2008 v.7

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Tools and resources

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Rayment, Cathy, Rusch, Deborah, MacDonald, Anne. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services , 2008.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA31 B365 2008 v.5

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Multicultural and multilingual library and Internet resources by Cathy Rayment; Breast cancer tool kit for Aboriginal health care providers by Deb Rusch; Variety : the spice of life by Anne MacDonald

Author: Rayment, Cathy; Rusch, Deborah; MacDonald, Anne

Corporate Author: BCCA Planning Committee on Diversity

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: 60 minutes

Series: Planning Committee on Diversity seminar 5

Subjects: BC Cancer Agency; Cancer Care Facilities; First Nations; Cultural Diversity; Cross Cultural Comparison; Consumer Health Information; Delivery of Health Care; Professional-Patient Relations; Translating; Breast Neoplasms; Ethnic Groups; Health Services Accessibility; Mass Screening; British Columbia

Abstract: Multicultural and multilingual library and Internet resources by Cathy Rayment; Breast cancer tool kit for Aboriginal health care providers by Deb Rusch; Variety : the spice of life by Anne MacDonald

Language: English

Material Type: Video; DVD

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library AV Room

Call Number: WA31 B365 2008 v.5

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Where only the elders go : Moon Lake Loon Lake

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Waboose, Jan Bourdeau. [Newcastle, ON]: Penumbra Press , 2003. 2nd ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 W112 2003

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"This is the story of an Ojibway boy who, on hearing the call of a Loon, remembers a story long ago. Mishomis (meaning grandfather in Ojibway) comes to a peaceful restful lake surrounded by tall, ancient trees. The place is tranquil because it is sacred, and the Loon is calling because it is time f…

Author: Waboose, Jan Bourdeau

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: [Newcastle, ON]

Publisher: Penumbra Press

Publication Date: 2003

Physical Description: 22 unnumbered pages : col. ill. ; 18 cm.

Subjects: First Nations; Attitude to Death; Child; Adaptation, Psychological; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: "This is the story of an Ojibway boy who, on hearing the call of a Loon, remembers a story long ago. Mishomis (meaning grandfather in Ojibway) comes to a peaceful restful lake surrounded by tall, ancient trees. The place is tranquil because it is sacred, and the Loon is calling because it is time for the Mishomis to pass on. In a moment of silence, Moon Lake Loon Lake welcomes Mishomis's spirit, and again the boy hears the call of the Loon." - Back cover.; Ages 5-9

ISBN: 9781894131469; 1894131460

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 C5 W112 2003

Website Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Aboriginal health in Canada : historical, cultural, and epidemiological perspectives

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Waldram, James B, Herring, Ann, Young, T. Kue. [Toronto, ON]: University of Toronto Press , 2006. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WZ80.5 I3 W67 2006

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Waldram, James B; Herring, Ann; Young, T. Kue

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Publication Date: 2006

Physical Description: xii, 367 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: First Nations; Health Status; Delivery of Health Care - history; Canada

ISBN: 9780802085795; 0802085792

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WZ80.5 I3 W67 2006

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Health care and cultural change : the Indian experience in the central subarctic

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Young, T. Kue. [Toronto, ON]: University of Toronto Press , 1989.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA300 Y77 1989

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Young, T. Kue

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Publication Date: 1989

Subjects: Health Services - Canada; First Nations; Medical Care - Canada

ISBN: 0802066976

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Retention Policy: Moved to Library from CCR. Notify "Cancer Control Research" before discarding

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA300 Y77 1989

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Dancing with the cranes

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Armstrong, Jeannette C. [British Columbia]: Theytus Books | Penticton Indian Band , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 A735 2013

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Chi's momma is soon to have a baby, but Chi' is having a hard time being happy about it. Chi' misses her Temma (Grandma), who has passed away. Chi's momma and daddy help ease the pain of losing her Temma and help her understand life and death as part of nature ... 'Dancing with the Cranes' give an …

Alternate Title: Dancing with cranes

Author: Armstrong, Jeannette C.

Place of Publication: [British Columbia]

Publisher: Theytus Books; Penticton Indian Band

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 23 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.

Subjects: First Nations; Grief; Loss; Child; Grandparents; Family; Adaptation, Psychological; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: Chi's momma is soon to have a baby, but Chi' is having a hard time being happy about it. Chi' misses her Temma (Grandma), who has passed away. Chi's momma and daddy help ease the pain of losing her Temma and help her understand life and death as part of nature ... 'Dancing with the Cranes' give an understanding of birth, life and death. - Back cover.; Ages: 6-11

ISBN: 9781894778701

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 C5 A735 2013

Website Notes: This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Routledge handbook of indigenous wellbeing

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New York, NY: Routledge , 2019.

Audience: Professional

Contents:; 1. The Complexity of Measuring Indigenous Welbeing; 2. Understanding Wellbeing; Part I: Physical Wellbeing; 3. Health and Physical Wellbeing of the Sami People; 4. Chronic Disease among Native North Americans; 5. Changing Concepts of Wellness among the Swahili of Lamu Town, Kenya; 6. Phy…

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Editor: Fleming, Christopher; Manning, Matthew; Miller, Adrian

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: 2019

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; Routledge international handbooks

Subjects: Mental Health; Minority Health; Social Determinants of Health; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples

Abstract: Contents:; 1. The Complexity of Measuring Indigenous Welbeing; 2. Understanding Wellbeing; Part I: Physical Wellbeing; 3. Health and Physical Wellbeing of the Sami People; 4. Chronic Disease among Native North Americans; 5. Changing Concepts of Wellness among the Swahili of Lamu Town, Kenya; 6. Physical Wellbeing of Native Hawaiians, the Indigenous People of Hawai?i; 7. Traditional Healing and Indigenous Wellbeing in Aotearoa, New Zealand; 8. Physical Wellbeing of Maori; Part II: Social and Emotional Wellbeing; 9. Wellbeing in Swedish Indigenous Sami Children and Young-People: Looking Back and Looking Forward; 10. Well-Being Considerations among Selected North American Indian Populations: Relationships, Spirits, and Connections; 11. Socio-Economic Wellbeing of the Basarwa People of Botswana: A Forgotten Generation; 12. The Comparative Wellbeing of the New Zealand Ma¯ori and Indigenous Australian Populations since 2000; Part III: Economic Wellbeing; 13. Economic Wellbeing of Canada?s Indigenous People; 14. El ?Buen Vivir?: Notions of Wellbeing Among Indigenous Peoples Of South America; 15. The Economic Wellbeing of the San of the Western, Central, and Eastern Kalahari Regions of Botswana; 16. Economic Wellbeing of the Indigenous People in the Asia Pacific Region: The Role of Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development; 17. The Social and Economic Situation of Scheduled Tribes in India; 18. Maori Identity and Economic Wellbeing; Part IV: Cultural and Spiritual Wellbeing; 19. "We have our own way:" Exploring Pathways for Wellbeing Among Inuit in Nunatsiavut, Labrador, Canada; 20. Indigenous Culture-as-Treatment in the Era of Evidence-Based Mental Health Practice; 21. The Relationship between Child Labour, Participation in Cultural Activities, and the Schooling Outcomes of Children: An Analysis by Indigenous Status; 22. Mabu liyan: The Yawuru Way; Part V: Subjective Wellbeing; 23. Subjective Wellbeing of Aboriginal Peoples of Canada; 24. Subjective Wellbeing of Indigenous Latin Americans: Regional Trends and the Case of Mexico?s Indigenous People; 25. Subjective Wellbeing of the P?urhépecha People: Between Tradition and Modernity; 26. Subjective Wellbeing of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island People of Australia; 27. Indigenous Wellbeing and Future Challenges

ISBN: 9781351051255

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Siha Tooskin knows the best medicine

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Bearhead, Charlene, Bearhead, Wilson, Mustooch. Chloe Bluebird (Illustrator). Winnipeg, MB: HighWater Press , 2020.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA300 C5 B368 2020

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"When Siha Tooskin--Paul Wahasaypa--finds himself feeling ill, he learns that there are answers for him from the healing practices of his own people and from Western medicine. Nakota medicine gathered, prepared, and administered in ceremony and prayerWestern medicine measured and created in laborat…

Alternate Title: The best medicine

Author: Bearhead, Charlene; Bearhead, Wilson; Mustooch. Chloe Bluebird (Illustrator)

Place of Publication: Winnipeg, MB

Publisher: HighWater Press

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: 22 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 cm.

Series: Siha Tooskin knows

Subjects: First Nations; Indigenous Canadians; Child, Hospitalized; Medicine, Traditional; Intergenerational Relations; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: "When Siha Tooskin--Paul Wahasaypa--finds himself feeling ill, he learns that there are answers for him from the healing practices of his own people and from Western medicine. Nakota medicine gathered, prepared, and administered in ceremony and prayerWestern medicine measured and created in laboratories, yet they have some things in common. Discover with Paul as he learns more about where modern medicine#x1D; really comes from and how we can all benefit from Indigenous and Western healers as he seeks the best medicine for his own wellness."-- Provided by publisher