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

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

Alec, Elaine

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC]

Publisher

Tellwell Talent

Publication Date

2020

Physical Description

vi, 183 pages ; 22 cm

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians

Spiritual Therapies

Self Care - methods

Child Abuse, Sexual - rehabilitation

Substance-related disorders - rehabilitation

Personal Narratives

Popular Work

Abstract

"These stories are teachings, prophecy and protocols shared throughout the years by elders, language speakers, medicine people and helpers. They have been the foundation to individual healing and learning self-love."--Back cover

ISBN

9780228830696

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB885 A366 2020

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Alternate Title

Killing the Wittigo: Indigenous culture-based approaches to waking up, taking action, and doing the work of healing : a book for young adults

Author

Methot, Suzanne

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

ECW Press

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

xii, 255 p. : ill, (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Indigenous Canadians - history

Indigenous Canadians - psychology

Young Adult - psychology

Historical Trauma - therapy

Psychological Trauma - therapy

Mental Health

First Nations

Canada

Popular Work

Notes

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

Teen/young adult adaptation of Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing

ISBN

9781770417243

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA300 M592 2023

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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

Carney, Karen L

Place of Publication

Wethersfield, Ct.

Publisher

Karen L. Carney

Publication Date

1998

Subjects

Parent-Child Relations

Neoplasms

Schools

Infant

Child

Juvenile Literature

ISBN

0966782046

9780966782042

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QZ201 C5 C289 1995

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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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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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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

ISBN

9781553798408

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA300 C5 B368 2020

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Author

Flett, Julie

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Greystone Kids

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

[48 unnumbered pages] : col. ill; 27 cm

Subjects

Loss

Friends

Intergenerational Relations

Bereavement

Grief

Child

Aged

First Nations

Popular Work

Pictorial Works

Abstract

When a young girl moves to her new home far away from the sea, she feels lonely and out of place, but soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love aof nature and art. As the season change, can the girl navigate the failing health of her new friend? -- Provided by publisher.

Notes

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

ISBN

9781771644730

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

BF575 C5 G7 F615 2019

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Author

Young, Jane

Hawley, Alex

Thomas, Sophie

Place of Publication

Prince George, BC

Publisher

University of Northern British Columbia

Publication Date

2002

Physical Description

iv, 82 p. : ill., ; 19 cm.

Subjects

Plants, Medicinal

Ethnobotany

First Nations

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

QV766 P714 2002

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Author

Methot, Suzanne

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

ECW Press

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

360 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

Indigenous Canadians - history

Indigenous Canadians - psychology

Historical Trauma - therapy

Psychological Trauma - therapy

Mental Health

First Nations

Colonization

Canada

Popular Work

Abstract

"Five hundred years of colonization have taken an incalculable toll on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas: substance use disorders and shockingly high rates of depression, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions brought on by genocide and colonial control. With passionate logic and chillingly clear prose, author and educator Suzanne Methot uses history, human development, and her own and others? stories to trace the roots of Indigenous cultural dislocation and community breakdown in an original and provocative examination of the long-term effects of colonization. But all is not lost. Methot also shows how we can come back from this with Indigenous ways of knowing lighting the way."--Jacket.

Notes

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

ISBN

9781770414259

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA300 M592 2019

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Author

Childs-Gowell, Elaine

Place of Publication

Barrytown, N.Y.

Publisher

Station Hill Press

Publication Date

1992

Physical Description

xi, 91 p. : ill. ; 17cm.

Subjects

Grief

Loss

First Nations

Popular Work

Abstract

Includes a section on Native American/First Nations beliefs, medicine wheel, and totme animal spiritis.

ISBN

0882681184

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 C537 1992

Copies

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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Author

Kuhnlein, Harriet V.

Turner, Nancy J.

Place of Publication

[Canada]

Publisher

Gordon and Breach Science Publishers

Publication Date

2009

Series

Food and nutrition in history and anthropology v. 8

Subjects

First Nations

Canada

Ethnobotany

Plants, Edible

Nutrition

Nutritive Value

Food

Notes

Book originally published by OPA, Amsterdam. 1991.

ISBN

2881244653

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Professional

Location

Internet

Author

Brown, Lyla

Corporate Author

British Columbia. Ministry of Health Planning

First Nations Chiefs' Health Committee (B.C.)

Place of Publication

[Victoria, BC?]

Publisher

British Columbia. Ministry of Health Planning

Publication Date

2002?

Physical Description

iv, 75 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects

First Nations

Self Care - handbooks

Health Education - handbooks

Medicine - handbooks

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Vancouver Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA590 B878 2002

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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

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

Luger, Chelsey

Collins, Thosh

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

HarperOne

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

248 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm

Subjects

First Nations

Philosophy

Mind Body Therapies - methods

Healthy Lifestyle

Popular Work

Abstract

"A revolutionary wellness guide rooted in Indigenous ancestral knowledge, offering wisdom for spiritual, physical, and emotional wellbeing from Native American wellness activists"-- Provided by publisher

Notes

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

ISBN

9780063119208

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA300 L951 2022

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Author

Gray, Lynda

Edition

Updated and expanded 2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Vancouver, BC

Publisher

Adaawx Publishing

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

328 pages ; 22 cm

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians - legislation & jurisprudence

Indigenous Canadians - history

Popular Work

Abstract

"Lynda Gray (Ts'msyen Nation) provides an accessible primer on Indigenous peoples' past and present geared towards both non-Indigenous and Indigenous readers. See the free resources page for downloadable resources. ​​First Nations 101 provides a broad overview of the day-to-day lives of Indigenous people, traditional Indigenous communities, colonial interventions used in an attempt to assimilate Indigenous people into mainstream society, the impacts those interventions had on Indigenous families and communities, and how Indigenous people are working towards holistic health and wellness today. This 2nd edition has over 75 chapters, including 16 new ones. Gray's accessible writing style makes First Nations 101 the perfect primer. She notes that although governments may encourage and fund reconciliation activities, true reconciliation can only happen through the ongoing commitment and consistent actions of individuals, groups, organizations, and businesses"--firstnations101.com

ISBN

9780986964015

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WZ80.5 G778f 2022

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