Author

Kimmerer, Robin Wall

Place of Publication

[Minneapolis, MN]

Publisher

Milkweed Editions

Publication Date

2013

Subjects

First Nations

Plants

Plant Preparations

Ethnobotany

Medicine, Traditional

Nature

Ecology

Popular Work

ISBN

9781571313560

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB 55 K49 2013

Website Notes

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

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Author

Katz, Richard

Place of Publication

Rochester, VT

Toronto, ON

Publisher

Healing Arts Press

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

xix, 458 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Subjects

Popular Work

First Nations

Medicine, Traditional

Spirituality

Spiritual Therapies

Abstract

"Reconnecting psychology to its ancient roots, Richard Katz, Ph. D., sensitively shares the healing wisdom of Indigenous peoples he has worked with, including the Ju/'hoansi of the Kalahari Desert, Fijians native to the Fiji Islands, Lakota people of the Rosebud Reservation, and Cree and Anishnabe First Nations people from Saskatchewan. Through stories about the profoundly spiritual ceremonies and everyday practices he engaged in, he seeks to fulfill the responsibility he was given: build a foundation of reciprocity so Indigenous teachings can create a path toward healing psychology. Also drawing on his experience as a Harvard-trained psychologist, the author reveals how modern psychological approaches focus too heavily on labels and categories and fail to recognize the benefits of enhanced states of consciousness. Exploring the vital role of spirituality in the practice of psychology, Katz explains how the Indigenous approach offers a way to understand challenges and opportunities, from inside lived truths, and treat mental illness at its source. "-- Provided by publisher

Notes

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

ISBN

9781620552674

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB899 K19 2017

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Author

Anderson, Kim

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

University of Manitoba Press

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

xix, 210 pages ; 23 cm

Series

Critical studies in Native history

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous women

Indigenous Canadians

Medicine, Traditional

Women's Health

Family

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

Abstract

Rediscovering the stories of the past serves as a healing force in the decolonization and recovery of Aboriginal communities. Anderson shares the teachings of elders from the Canadian prairies and Ontario to illustrate how different life stages were experienced by Métis, Cree, and Anishinaabe girls and women during the mid-twentieth century. Anderson explains how this traditional knowledge can be applied toward rebuilding healthy Indigenous communities today.

Notes

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

ISBN

9780887557262

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB55 A545 2011

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Author

Young, David

Place of Publication

Berkeley, CA

Publisher

North Atlantic Books

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

xiii, 223 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm

Subjects

First Nations

Medicine, Traditional

Shamanism

Alberta

Popular Work

ISBN

9781583949030

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB55 Y68 2015

Website Notes

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

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Editor

Johnson, Leslie Main

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Edmonton, AB

Publisher

Polynya Press

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

xiv, 402 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series

Patterns of Northern Traditional Healing; v. 3

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians

Healthy Lifestyle

Medicine, Traditional

Plants, Medicinal

Spiritual Therapies

Canada

Popular Work

Notes

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

ISBN

9781772124101

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA300 J67 2019

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Author

Carson, David

Place of Publication

Charlottesville, VA

Publisher

Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc.

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

xviii, 182 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Peoples

Spiritual Therapies

Shamanism

Medicine, Traditional

Dreams - psychology

Nature

Popular Work

Abstract

In this book, you will learn how to discover your own spirit clan by interpreting your dreams and visions as a guide and by contemplating the stories, traditions, and descriptions of your particular spirit clan. In-depth descriptions of the physical, psychological, and sacred aspects of spirit clans -- 75 in all -- and their modern-day manifestations lift these ancient teachings off the pages and bring them to life. - Back cover.

ISBN

9781571748409

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB885 C321 2018

Website Notes

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

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Author

Stonechild, Blair

Place of Publication

Regina, SK

Publisher

University of Regina Press

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

xv, 244 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Spirituality

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians

Popular Work

ISBN

9780889774179

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB885 S881 2016

Website Notes

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

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Author

Chartrand, Shane M.

Cockrall-King, Jennifer

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

House of Anansi Press

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

xv, 301p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects

Indigenous Canadians

First Nations

Cooking

Cookbook

Popular Work

Notes

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

ISBN

9781487005122

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ266 N9 C486 2019

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Author

Erdrich, Heid E. (Heid Ellen)

Place of Publication

St. Paul, MN

Publisher

Minnesota Historical Society Press

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

164 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Indigenous Peoples - United States - Northwest

First Nations

Cooking

Cookbook

Popular Work

Notes

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

ISBN

9780873518949

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ266 N9 E66 2013

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Author

Wolfman, David

Finn, Marlene

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Madeira Park, BC

Publisher

Douglas & McIntyre

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

vi, 274 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects

First Nations

Cooking

Cookbook

Popular Work

Notes

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

ISBN

9781771621632

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ266 N9 W859 2017

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Author

Knott, Helen

Place of Publication

Regina, SK

Publisher

University of Regina Press

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

xvi, 279 pages ; 19 cm

Series

Regina collection

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous women

Indigenous Canadians

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is also the story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, the love of family, and the possibility of redemption. With gripping moments of withdrawal, times of spiritual awareness, and historical insights going back to the signing of Treaty 8 by her great-great grandfather, Chief Bigfoot, her journey exposes the legacy of colonialism, while reclaiming her spirit. "-- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9780889777316

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WZ80.5 K72i 2019

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Author

McCallum, Mary Jane Logan

Perry, Adele

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

University of Manitoba Press

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

186 p. :ill. ; 18 cm.

Subjects

First Nations

Metis

Healthcare Disparities

Racism

Race Relations - history

Cultural Competency

Minority Health

Canada

Popular Work

Abstract

"[This book] examines an Indigenous life and death in a Canadian city and what it reveals about the ongoing history of colonialism. In September 2008, Brian Sinclair, a middle-aged, non-Status Anishinaabe resident of Winnipeg, arrived in the emergency room of a major downtown hospital. Over a thirty-four- hour period, he was left untreated and unattended to, and ultimately died from an easily treatable infection. McCallum and Perry present the ways in which Sinclair, once erased and ignored, came to represent diffuse, yet singular and largely dehumanized ideas about Indigenous people, modernity, and decline in cities. This story tells us about ordinary indigeneity in the city of Winnipeg through Sinclair?s experience and restores the complex humanity denied him in his interactions with Canadian health and legal systems, both before and after his death." - Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9780887558351

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA300 M478 2018

Website Notes

Some copies was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

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Author

Metatawabin, Edmund

Shimo, Alexandra

Place of Publication

[Toronto, ON]

Publisher

Vintage Canada

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

xix, 316 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm

Subjects

Indigenous Canadians

Indigenous Canadians - history

First Nations

First Nations - residential schools

Political Activism

Canada

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

ISBN

9780307399885

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WZ80.5 M587u 2015

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Author

King, Thomas

Edition

Anchor Canada ed.

Place of Publication

Toronto

Publisher

Anchor Canada

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

xvi, 314 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians

Indigenous Canadians - history

North America -- Ethnic relations.

Popular Work

ISBN

9780385664226

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WZ80.5 K54 2013

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Author

Newman, Carey

Hudson, Kirstie

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Orca Book Publishers

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

vii, 170 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm

Subjects

First Nations - residential schools

Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

Mental Health

Art Therapy - methods

History

Indigenous Canadians

First Nations

Popular Work

Abstract

This nonfiction book, illustrated with photographs , tells the story of the making fo the Witness Blanket, a work by Indigenous artist Carey Newman that includes items from every residential school in Canada and stories from the Survivors who donated them. -- Provided by publisher.

Notes

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

ISBN

9781459819955

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WZ80.5 N551 2019

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Author

Gray Smith, Monique

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

Orca Book Publishers

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

20 unnumbered pages. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians

Happiness

Resilience

Juvenile Literature

Popular Work

Abstract

Summary: A board book that celebrates happiness and invites children to reflect on the little things in life that bring them joy.

Ages: 2-5 (can be enjoyed by all ages!)

ISBN

9781459809574

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 H27 C5 G78 2016

Website Notes

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

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Author

Deerchild, Rosanna

Publisher

BookLand Press

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

80 p. ; 22 cm

Series

Canadian aboriginal voices

Subjects

Poetry

Indigenous Canadians - history

Child Abuse - history

First Nations - residential schools

First Nations

Canada

Popular Work

Abstract

Calling Down the Sky is a poetry collection that describes deep personal experiences and post generational effects of the Canadian Aboriginal Residential School confinements in the 1950''s when thousands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were placed in these schools against their parents'' wishes. Many were forbidden to speak their language and practice their own culture. The author portrays how the ongoing impact of the residential schools problem has been felt throughout generations and has contributed to social problems that continue to exist today. -- Provided by publisher.

Notes

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

ISBN

9781772310054

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WZ80.5 D312 2015

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Author

Manuel. George

Posluns, Michael

Coulthard, Glen Sean

Deloria, Vine

Manuel, Doreen

Place of Publication

Minneapolis, MI

Publisher

University of Minnesota Press

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

xliv, 286 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Peoples - legislation & jurisprudence

Political Activism

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

Abstract

"Originally published in 1974, The Fourth World is a critical work of Indigenous political activism. George Manuel, a leader in the North American Indian movement a that time, with coauthor journalist Michael Posluns, presents a rich historical document that traces the struggle for Indigenous survival as a nation, a culture, and a reality." --Back cover

ISBN

9781517906061

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WZ80 M294 2019

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Author

George, Andrew, Jr.

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Arsenal Pulp Press

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

189 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

First Nations

Cooking

Nutrition Therapy

Cookbook

Popular Work

ISBN

9781551525075

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ266 N9 G347 2013

Website Notes

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

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Author

Starita, Joe

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

xiv, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subjects

Indigenous Peoples - history

First Nations

Picotte, Susan LaFlesche, 1865-1915

Physicians, Women

United States

Biography

Popular Work

Abstract

"On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree, becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history--thirty-one years before women could vote and thirty-five years before Indians could become citizens in their own country. By age twenty-six, this fragile but indomitable Native woman acquired 1,244 patients scattered across 1,350 square miles of rolling countryside with few roads. They were often desperately poor and sick with tuberculosis, small pox, measles, and influenza. She was their last hope and effectively became the chief of her entrenched patriarchal tribe, crashing through walls of ethnic, racial, and gender prejudice. A Warrior of the People is the moving biography of Susan La Flesche Picotte's inspirational life and dedication to public health, and it will finally shine a light on her numerous accomplishments that improved the lot of her people."--Back Cover

ISBN

9781250181312

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WZ100 S73w 2018

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