Delivering timely service and evidence-informed resources to people in BC and the Yukon facing cancer and those involved in oncology care or research.
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Passion and compassion for low income women of color is not an issue of lacking empathy, scientific or medical care. It is a social issue. Health care providers do their best to support, encourage, treat, and motivate those living with cancer; but many do not have the resources, training, or prepar…
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"From Kim Thiboldeaux, CEO of the Cancer Support Community, Your Cancer Road Map provides a comprehensive, reassuring guide to individuals facing cancer and their families"-- Provided by publisher
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"In this unprecedented collection of botanical information, over 140 plants are categorized within their broad botanical groupings: algae and seaweeds, lichens, fungi and mushrooms, mosses and liverworts, ferns and fern-allies, coniferous trees, deciduous trees, shrubs and vines, and herbaceous flo…
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Contents:; Introduction : First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in Canada : Understanding the Issues -- Western and Indigenous Ways of Knowing -- Cultural Competency, Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Safety -- Historical Overview -- Understanding the Determinants of Health and Canada?s Native Popu…
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"Income, education, job security, food and housing, and gender and race are all examples of the social determinants of health. These factors influence the health and well-being of patients, as well as how they interact with health care providers and receive health care, and unfortunately, certain b…
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Summary; "This book examines the intersections of bioethics, human rights and health equity. It does so through the contextual lenses of nation states while presenting global themes on rights, colonialism and bioethics. The book is framed by the following propositions on indigenous health: it is a …
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"Indigenous methodologies flow from tribal knowledge, and while they are allied with several Western qualitative approaches, there are key distinctions. In this work, Margaret Kovach examines the theoretical and epistemological basis of Indigenous methodologies and offers practical guidance to thos…
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Contents:; Introduction -- Indigenous teaching: nature protects you as long as you protect nature -- Ecocolonialism of indigenous landscapes -- Birth of Western conservation -- Indigenous science: indigenous stewardship and management of lands -- Ecowars: seeking environmental justice -- Tierra Mad…
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"Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the lessons of plant life to a new generation" -- Provided by publisher
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Contents:; Introduction. "Art for Life's Sake": Approaches to Indigenous Arts, Health, and Well-Being -- Part 1. Material Culture, Embodiment, and Well-Being -- Chapter 1. What This Pouch Holds -- Chapter 2. Baskets, Birchbark Scrolls, and Maps of Land: Indigenous Making Practices as Oral Hisoriogr…
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"The Medicine you have been searching for lives within you. Follow the path of the 13 Ojibwe Moons with Animal Spirits and Ancestors as your guides as you unlock your connection to your own unique, inherent healing power. Through storytelling, ceremonies, and Shamanic journeys, learn to apply ancie…
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