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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Author

Cote, Charlotte

Place of Publication

Seattle

Publisher

University of Washington Press

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

xxi, 184 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series

Indigenous confluences

Subjects

First Nations

Health Status - British Columbia

Food

Human Rights

Popular Work

Notes

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

ISBN

9780295749525

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA300 C843 2022

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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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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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Author

Rothman, Barbara Katz

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Publication Date

1998

Physical Description

272 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects

Human Genetics

Human Genome Project

Human Genome Diversity Project

Ethics, Research

Bioethics

Sociology, Medical

Popular Work

ISBN

093047032

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QZ50 R846 1998

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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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Author

Graham, Sarah

Place of Publication

London, UK

Publisher

Green Tree

Publication Date

2023

Physical Description

iii, 284 pages ; 22 cm

Subjects

Women's Health

Women's Health Services

Sexism

Gender equity

Patient Advocacy

Popular Work

Personal Narratives

Abstract

"An inclusive and empowering manifesto for change in women's healthcare. Exploring the systemic and deep-rooted sexism within medicine, Rebel Bodies offers actionable ways for women to advocate for ourselves and others, and get the diagnosis and treatment we need." -- Back cover

Notes

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

ISBN

9781399401111

1399401114

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA309 G738r 2023

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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

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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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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Editor

Johnson, Leslie Main

Baker, Janelle Marie

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Edmonton, AB

Publisher

Polynya Press

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

xii, 304 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series

Patterns of Northern Traditional Healing; v. 4

Subjects

First Nations

Indigenous Canadians - medical care

Medicine, Traditional

Delivery of Health Care

Canada

Popular Work

Notes

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

ISBN

9781772125375

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WA300 J67 2022

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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

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

Charlie, Luschiim Arvid

Turner, Nancy J.

Place of Publication

Madeira Park, BC

Publisher

Harbour Publishing

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xiii, 274 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Ethnobotany

Plants, Medicinal

Medicine, Traditional

Indigenous Canadians

First Nations

British Columbia

Popular Work

Abstract

"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 flowering plants. Each entry is illustrated with a colour photo and includes the plant?s common, scientific and Hul'q'umi'num'; names; a short description; where to find it; and cultural knowledge related to the plant. Additional notes encompass plant use, safety and conservation; the linguistic writing system used for Hul'q'umi'num'; plant names; as well as miscellaneous notes from interviews with Luschiim." - Back cover

Notes

A Hul'q'umi'num' (Cowichan) Ethnobotany - Top of cover

ISBN

9781550179453

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WB55 C478l 2021

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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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Author

Tate, Nikki

Wuthrich. Belle (ill.)

Place of Publication

[British Columbia]

Publisher

Orca Book Publishers

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

172 pages : colour illustrations ; 22cm

Subjects

Right to Die

Euthanasia

Suicide, Assisted

Ethics, Medical

Canada

Juvenile Literature

Popular Work

Abstract

"This nonfiction book for teens examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives."-- Provided by publisher

ISBN

9781459818897

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

W85.5 T216c 2019

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Author

Wanzer, Sidney H

Glenmullen, Joseph

Place of Publication

Cambridge, MA

Publisher

Da Capo Press

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

xii, 209 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Right to Die

Living Wills

Advance Directives

Advance Care Planning

Decision Making

Terminal Care

Euthanasia

Suicide, Assisted

Popular Work

Abstract

Turning points at life's end

Rights of the dying patient

The first turning point : from active treatment to comfort care

Pain control

What you should expect from your doctors and nurses

Family and friends

The second turning point : making the decision to hasten death

What options have been used in the past to hasten death?

Helium : newly used method to end suffering

Differentiating sadness at the end of life from clinical depression

The special case of irreversible dementia and end-of-life management

Planning ahead with advance directives : staying in control

Allowing a merciful death

Appendix A: Historical background of the end-of-life movement and current national organizations

Appendix B: Oregon and physician-assisted dying

Appendix C: The international scene

Appendix D: End-of-life organizations

Appendix E: Sample living will

Appendix F: Health care proxy form with optional attachment

Appendix G: Proposed authorization for ending life in situations of irreversible and progressive cognitive decline.

ISBN

9780738210834

0738210838

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

W85.5 W252 2007

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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

Copies

Author

Cawsey, Fred

Sekhon, Satnam

Corporate Author

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation BC/Yukon Chapter

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Front Runner Productions

Publication Date

2005?

Physical Description

24 minutes

Subjects

Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control

Risk

Life Style

Breast Self-Examination

Nutrition

Diet

Exercise

Health Behavior

Social Support

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WP870 E14 2005

Copies

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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