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You are the medicine : 13 moons of indigenous wisdom, ancestral connection, and animal spirit guidance

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Frost, Asha. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc. , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB885 F939 2022

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"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…

Alternate Title: You are the medicine : thirteen moons of indigenous wisdom, ancestral connection, and animal spirit guidance

Author: Frost, Asha

Place of Publication: Carlsbad, CA

Publisher: Hay House, Inc.

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: xxxi, 245 pages ; 22 cm

Subjects: First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Spiritual Therapies; Shamanism; Nature; Popular Work

Abstract: "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 ancient wisdom to your life in ways that are respectful and conscious of the stolen lands, lives, and traditions of Indigenous peoples"-- Provided by publisher

ISBN: 9781401963507

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WB885 F939 2022

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Indigenous methodologies : characteristics, conversations, and contexts

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Kovach, Margaret. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press , 2021.

Audience: Professional; Patient or Public

Call Number: W20.5 I39 K88 2021

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

"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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Author: Kovach, Margaret

Editor: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Toronto, ON

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: xii, 313p. ; 23 cm.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Population Groups - ethnology; Indigenous Peoples; Research Design; Social Sciences

Abstract: "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 those conducting research in Indigenous communities."--Jacket.

Notes: The physical copy was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.

ISBN: 9781487537418; 9781487525644

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook; Book

Audience: Professional; Patient or Public

Location: Internet; Vancouver Library

Call Number: W20.5 I39 K88 2021

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Native harvests : American Indian wild foods and recipes

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Kavasch, E. Barrie. Garden City, NY: Dover Publications , 2005.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 N9 K21 2005

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

This book is not just a recipe collection, but a passport to foraging and to surviving close to nature. It will tell you how to prepare familiar foods such as stuffed clams and corn chowder, but also how to fix clover soup, purslane salad, young milkweed spears, wild rice with hazelnuts and blueber…

Author: Kavasch, E. Barrie

Place of Publication: Garden City, NY

Publisher: Dover Publications

Publication Date: 2005

Physical Description: xxviii, 287 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: American Indian; Indigenous Peoples; Cooking; Medicine, Traditional; Cookbook; Popular Work

Abstract: This book is not just a recipe collection, but a passport to foraging and to surviving close to nature. It will tell you how to prepare familiar foods such as stuffed clams and corn chowder, but also how to fix clover soup, purslane salad, young milkweed spears, wild rice with hazelnuts and blueberries, fiddlehead stew, meadow mushroom pie, stewed wild rabbit with dumplings, spoon bread, acorn coffee, and witch hazel tea. Beautifully illustrated by the author (herself of American Indian descent), this book is also an invaluable manual on herbal medicines and ceremonial, sacred, and poisonous plants ? all written with acute sensitivity to and appreciation of Native American ways.

ISBN: 9780486440637

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Status: Processing

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ266 N9 K21 2005

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Held by the land: a guide to indigenous plants for wellness

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Joseph, Leigh. New York: Wellfleet Press , 2023.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB55 J83 203

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Joseph, Leigh

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Wellfleet Press

Publication Date: 2023

Physical Description: 192 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Indigenous Peoples; Plants; Plant Preparations; Ethnobotany; Medicine, Traditional; Popular Work

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

ISBN: 9781577152941

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Status: Processing

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WB55 J83 203

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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.

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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Fresh banana leaves : healing indigenous landscapes through indigenous science

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Hernandez, Jessica. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WA30 H557 2022

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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…

Author: Hernandez, Jessica

Place of Publication: Berkeley, CA

Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: 260 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Enviromental Health; Indigenous Peoples; Environmental Science - methods; Ecosystem; Ecology - methods

Abstract: 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 Madre: indigenous women & ecofeminism -- Ancestral foods: cooking with fresh banana leaves -- Indigenizing conservation: healing indigenous landscapes.

ISBN: 9781623176051

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA30 H557 2022

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Arts of Indigenous health and well-being

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Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press , 2021.

Audience: Professional; Patient or Public

Call Number: WA300 A792 2021

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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…

Editor: Van Styvendale, Nancy; McDougall, J. D.; Henry, Robert; Innes, Robert Alexander

Place of Publication: Winnipeg, MB

Publisher: University of Manitoba Press

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: 272 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Medicine in the Arts; Indigenous Peoples; Indigenous Canadians

Abstract: 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 Hisoriography -- Chapter 3. For Kaydence and Her Cousins: Health and Happiness in Cultural Legacies and Contemporary Contexts -- Part 2. Community Health and Wellness -- Chapter 4. Stories and Staying Power: Artmaking as (Re)Source of Cultural Resilience and Well-Being for Panniqtumiut