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Life stages and Native women : memory, teachings, and story medicine

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Anderson, Kim. Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press , 2011.

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Call Number: WB55 A545 2011

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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…

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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Up Ghost River : a chief's journey through the turbulent waters of Native history

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Metatawabin, Edmund, Shimo, Alexandra. [Toronto, ON]: Vintage Canada , 2015.

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Call Number: WZ80.5 M587u 2015

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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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My heart fills with happiness

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Gray Smith, Monique. [Victoria, BC?]: Orca Book Publishers , 2016.

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Call Number: BF575 H27 C5 G78 2016

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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!)

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

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Inconvenient Indian: a curious account of Native People in North America

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King, Thomas. Toronto: Anchor Canada , 2013. Anchor Canada ed.

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Call Number: WZ80.5 K54 2013

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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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Knowledge seeker: embracing indigenous spirituality

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Stonechild, Blair. Regina, SK: University of Regina Press , 2016.

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Call Number: WB885 S881 2016

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

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

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tawâw: progressive Indigenous cuisine

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Chartrand, Shane M., Cockrall-King, Jennifer. Toronto, ON: House of Anansi Press , 2019.

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Call Number: QZ266 N9 C486 2019

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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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Fourth world : an Indian reality

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Manuel. George, Posluns, Michael, Coulthard, Glen Sean, Deloria, Vine, Manuel, Doreen. Minneapolis, MI: University of Minnesota Press , 2019.

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Call Number: WZ80 M294 2019

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"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 survi…

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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Calling down the sky

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Deerchild, Rosanna. BookLand Press , 2015.

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Call Number: WZ80.5 D312 2015

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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'…

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.

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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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Picking up the pieces : residential school memories and the making of the witness blanket

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Newman, Carey, Hudson, Kirstie. [Victoria, BC?]: Orca Book Publishers , 2019.

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Call Number: WZ80.5 N551 2019

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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.

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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Wisdom engaged : traditional knowledge for Northern Community well-Being

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Edmonton, AB: Polynya Press , 2019. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA300 J67 2019

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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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Jon's tricky journey : a story for Inuit children with cancer and their families

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McCarthy, Patricia. Iqaluit, NU: Inhabit Media , 2017.

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Call Number: QZ201 C5 M478 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"Jon loves his life in the North. But when he feels a pain that won't go away, he must go to a children's hospital in the south to find out what is wrong. A doctor there tells Jon he has cancer and will have to stay at the hospital for a while. Suddenly Jon's life is upside down! But with a handful…

Alternate Title: Jaan aullaqsimanirijanga : unikkaaq inungnut nutaqqanut aanniaqaqtunut ilanginnullu

Author: McCarthy, Patricia

Place of Publication: Iqaluit, NU

Publisher: Inhabit Media

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 69 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Child, Hospitalized; Emotional Adjustment; Caregivers; Children; Parent-Child Relations; Inuits; First Nations; Indigenous Canadians; Pictorial Works; Juvenile Literature; Popular Work

Abstract: "Jon loves his life in the North. But when he feels a pain that won't go away, he must go to a children's hospital in the south to find out what is wrong. A doctor there tells Jon he has cancer and will have to stay at the hospital for a while. Suddenly Jon's life is upside down! But with a handful of tricks from the doctors and nurses, and new friends, Jon discovers ways to cope with some of the tricky parts of having cancer. Accompanied by a resource guide for parents and caregivers, including hospital and support information, Jon's Tricky Journey opens a conversation between Inuit children facing a cancer diagnosis and their families to help make a difficult and confusing time more manageable." - Cover

Notes: Includes resource guide for family caregivers - Subtitle

ISBN: 9781772271454

Language: English; Inuktitut

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 C5 M478 2017

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Warrior of the people : how Susan La Flesche overcame racial and gender inequality to become America's first Indian doctor

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Starita, Joe. New York, NY: St. Martin's Griffin , 2018.

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Call Number: WZ100 S73w 2018

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

"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 indomita…

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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Original local: Indigenous foods, stories, and recipes from the Upper Midwest

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Erdrich, Heid E. (Heid Ellen). St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society Press , 2013.

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Call Number: QZ266 N9 E66 2013

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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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Me, myself and my brain stem tumour : memoirs of a pediatric brain cancer survivor

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Azizi, Bayan. [Vancouver, BC?]: Everywhere Now Press , 2015.

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Call Number: WL358 A995 2015

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Azizi, Bayan

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Everywhere Now Press

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: xi, 209 p.: ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Brain Stem Neoplasms - psychology; Brain Neoplasms; Survivors; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780993714764

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WL358 A995 2015

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Science of the sacred : bridging global indigenous medicine systems and modern scientific principles

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Redvers, Nicole. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books , 2019.

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Call Number: WB 55 R438 2019

Availability: 4 copies, 4 available

Based on current medical research, Native American and naturopathic doctor Nicole Redvers identifies traditional healing methods developed centuries ago that address modern ailments and medical processes - Provided by publisher

Author: Redvers, Nicole

Place of Publication: Berkeley, CA

Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: 288 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Subjects: First Nations; Medicine, Traditional; Evidence-Based Medicine; Health Services, Indigenous; Popular Work

Abstract: Based on current medical research, Native American and naturopathic doctor Nicole Redvers identifies traditional healing methods developed centuries ago that address modern ailments and medical processes - Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9781623173364

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr; Vancouver Library

Call Number: WB 55 R438 2019

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Option B : facing adversity, building resilience, and finding joy

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Sandberg, Sheryl, Grant, Adam. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf , 2017.

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Call Number: BF575 S194 2017

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Author: Sandberg, Sheryl; Grant, Adam

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Grief; Loss; Bereavement; Adaptation, Psychological; Resilience, Psychological; Life Change Events; Family Relations; Spouses; Widowhood; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781524732684; 1524732680

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF575 S194 2017

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Dying : a memoir

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Taylor, Cory. Portland, OR: Tin House Books , 2017.

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Call Number: BF789 D4 T238 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Taylor, Cory

Place of Publication: Portland, OR

Publisher: Tin House Books

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 141 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Attitude to Death; Dying; Neoplasms - psychology; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781941040706; 1941040705

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: BF789 D4 T238 2017

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Spirit clans : native wisdom for personal power and guidance

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Carson, David. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc. , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB885 C321 2018

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

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 clan…

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.