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21 things you may not know about the Indian Act : helping Canadians make reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a reality

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Joseph, Bob. Port Coquitlam, BC: Indigenous Relations Press , 2018.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WZ80.5 J83 2018

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Twenty one things you ay not know about the Indian Act

Author: Joseph, Bob

Place of Publication: Port Coquitlam, BC

Publisher: Indigenous Relations Press

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: 189 p. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Canada, Indian Act; Indigenous Canadians - history; Indigenous Canadian - legislation & jurisprudence; Reconciliation; Relational Autonomy; First Nations; Canada

ISBN: 9780995266520

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: WZ80.5 J83 2018

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American Indian health and nursing

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New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC , 2016.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WY107 A512 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Table of contents:; Pre-contact indigenous North America -- Post-contact, sovereignty, and health -- The roots of American Indian nursing -- The Indian health system and nursing -- Indigenous knowledge and traditional approaches to health and healing -- AIAN elders : mapping cultural areas and regi…

Editor: Moss, Margaret P.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, LLC

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: xiii, 400 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Transcultural Nursing; Cultural Competency; Minority Health; Education, Nursing; First Nations; United States

Abstract: Table of contents:; Pre-contact indigenous North America -- Post-contact, sovereignty, and health -- The roots of American Indian nursing -- The Indian health system and nursing -- Indigenous knowledge and traditional approaches to health and healing -- AIAN elders : mapping cultural areas and regional variances in health -- Northeast woodlands -- Southeast woodlands -- Southwest -- Great Basin -- California -- Pacific Northwest/Plateau -- Alaska -- Northern Great Plains -- Urban -- Indian health funding : time for change -- The future of nursing report and American Indian nursing education.

ISBN: 9780826129840; 9780826129857

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WY107 A512 2016

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Bald-headed princess : cancer, chemo, and courage

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Ditmars, Maribeth R. Washington, DC: Magination Press | American Psychological Association , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 C5 D615 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

With her parents at her side and new friends to tell her bad jokes, eleven-year-old "soccer princess" Izzie Salida learns to cope with her leukemia diagnosis and treatment.

Author: Ditmars, Maribeth R

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: Magination Press; American Psychological Association

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 96 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Leukemia; Neoplasms - therapy; Child; Family; Humor; Juvenile Literature

Abstract: With her parents at her side and new friends to tell her bad jokes, eleven-year-old "soccer princess" Izzie Salida learns to cope with her leukemia diagnosis and treatment.

ISBN: 9781433807381; 1433807386

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 C5 D615 2010

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BC elders' guide

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First Nations Health Authority, British Columbia. SeniorsBC., British Columbia. Ministry of Health. [West Vancouver, BC]: First Nations Health Authority , 2014. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Corporate Author: First Nations Health Authority; British Columbia. SeniorsBC.; British Columbia. Ministry of Health

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: [West Vancouver, BC]

Publisher: First Nations Health Authority

Publication Date: 2014

Subjects: Health Services, Indigenous; First Nations; Health Services; Health Services for the Aged; Social Welfare; British Columbia; Directories

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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Book of awesome : snow days, bakery air, finding money in your pocket, and other simple, brilliant things

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Pasricha, Neil. New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 H27 P284 2010

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Pasricha, Neil

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 393 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Happiness; Emotions; Humor; Anecdotes; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780399156519

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 H27 P284 2010

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Book of (even more) awesome

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Pasricha, Neil. New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons , 2011.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 H27 P284 2011

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Pasricha, Neil

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 390 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subjects: Happiness; Emotions; Humor; Anecdotes; Popular Work

ISBN: 9780399157509

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 H27 P284 2011

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Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants

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Kimmerer, Robin Wall. [Minneapolis, MN]: Milkweed Editions , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB 55 K49 2013

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Kimmerer, Robin Wall

Place of Publication: [Minneapolis, MN]

Publisher: Milkweed Editions

Publication Date: 2013

Subjects: First Nations; Plants; Plant Preparations; Ethnobotany; Medicine, Traditional; Nature; Ecology; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781571313560

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Prince George Cancer Info Ctr; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB 55 K49 2013

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

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Cooking with the Wolfman: Indigenous fusion

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Wolfman, David, Finn, Marlene. Madeira Park, BC: Douglas & McIntyre , 2017. 1st ed.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 N9 W859 2017

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Wolfman, David; Finn, Marlene

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Madeira Park, BC

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: vi, 274 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: First Nations; Cooking; Cookbook; Popular Work

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

ISBN: 9781771621632

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 N9 W859 2017

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Cree healer and his medicine bundle : revelations of indigenous wisdom--healing plants, practices, and stories

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Young, David. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books , 2015.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WB55 Y68 2015

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Author: Young, David

Place of Publication: Berkeley, CA

Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: xiii, 223 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm

Subjects: First Nations; Medicine, Traditional; Shamanism; Alberta; Popular Work

ISBN: 9781583949030

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

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

Call Number: WB55 Y68 2015

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

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Dancing with the cranes

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Armstrong, Jeannette C. [British Columbia]: Theytus Books | Penticton Indian Band , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 C5 A735 2013

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

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 …

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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The day the loon cried

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Last, Pearl M. [British Columbia]: Pearl M. Last , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF637 H4 C5 L349 2013

Availability: 3 copies, 3 available

Story for children based on true events of Tse'khene's Nations author and illustrator, Pearl M.Last.

Alternate Title: Day the loon cried

Author: Last, Pearl M.

Place of Publication: [British Columbia]

Publisher: Pearl M. Last

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 20 unnumbered pages : ill. : 23 cm.

Subjects: Helping Behavior; Children; Empathy; First Nations; British Columbia; Juvenile Literature; Pictorial Works; Popular Work

Abstract: Story for children based on true events of Tse'khene's Nations author and illustrator, Pearl M.Last.

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr; Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF637 H4 C5 L349 2013

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Decolonizing trauma work : indigenous stories and strategies

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Linklater, Renee. Black Point, NS: Fernwood Publishing , 2014.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WA305 L756 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Linklater, Renee

Place of Publication: Black Point, NS

Publisher: Fernwood Publishing

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 175 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Indigenous Canadians - psychology; Mental Health; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Holistic Health; Psychotherapy; First Nations; Canada

ISBN: 9781552666586; 155266658

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library

Call Number: WA305 L756 2014

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Determinants of indigenous peoples' health in Canada : beyond the social

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Toronto, ON: Canadian Scholars Press , 2018. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

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Editor: Greenwood, Margo; de Leeuw, Sarah; Lindsay, Nicole Marie

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Toronto, ON

Publisher: Canadian Scholars Press

Publication Date: 2018

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Indigenous Canadians; First Nations; Health Services, Indigenous; Social Determinants of Health - history; Health Status Disparities; Medicine, Traditional

ISBN: 9781773380391

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Determinants of indigenous peoples' health in Canada : beyond the social

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[Toronto, ON]: Canadian Scholars Press , 2015.

Audience: Professional; Patient or Public

Call Number: WA300 D479 2015

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Editor: Greenwood, Margo; de Leeuw, Sarah; Lindsay, Nicole Marie; Reading, Charlotte

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Scholars Press

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: xxix, 279 p. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: First Nations; Inuits; Health Services, Indigenous; Social Determinants of Health - history; Health Status Disparities; Medicine, Traditional; Canada

ISBN: 9781551307329

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional; Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WA300 D479 2015

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Embroidered cancer comic

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Shefrin, Sima Elizabeth. London, UK: Singing Dragon , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ762 S542 2016

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Includes content by Bob Bossin and surgeon Dr. Peter Black, Vancouver Prostate Centre.

Author: Shefrin, Sima Elizabeth

Place of Publication: London, UK

Publisher: Singing Dragon

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms - complications; Prostatic Neoplasms - psychology; Sexual Partners; Sexual Behavior; Adaptation, Psychological; Personal Narratives; Cartoons; Graphic Novels; Pictorial Works; Popular Work; Humor

Abstract: Includes content by Bob Bossin and surgeon Dr. Peter Black, Vancouver Prostate Centre.

ISBN: 9781848192898

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WJ762 S542 2016

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

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Even the most positive person in the world gets cancer : love, laugh, live with cancer

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D'Junus, Mezwyn. Malaysia: H & H Publishing , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 D626 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

A cancer survivor takes a unique spin on things and talks about all relatable aspects of cancer with a light, humorous and honest approach... written with a vision to reach all types of cancer survivors so that not one person should grieve alone. - Cover.

Author: D'Junus, Mezwyn

Place of Publication: Malaysia

Publisher: H & H Publishing

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: 123 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Humor; Popular Work

Abstract: A cancer survivor takes a unique spin on things and talks about all relatable aspects of cancer with a light, humorous and honest approach... written with a vision to reach all types of cancer survivors so that not one person should grieve alone. - Cover.

ISBN: 9789671158104

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ201 D626 2013

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Feast for all seasons: traditional Native Peoples' cuisine

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George, Andrew, Jr., Gairns, Robert. [Vancouver, BC]: Arsenal Pulp Press , 2010.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ266 N9 G347 2010

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: George, Andrew, Jr.; Gairns, Robert

Editor: Rev. ed., 2nd printing

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC]

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Publication Date: 2010

Physical Description: 151 p. : [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects: First Nations; Cooking; Nutrition Therapy; Cookbook; Popular Work

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

ISBN: 9781551523682

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: QZ266 N9 G347 2010

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Finger up the bum : a guide to my prostate cancer

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Izen, Michael Hart. [Vancouver, BC?]: Leola Productions , 2016.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: WJ752 I98 2016

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

How do you deal with a terminal diagnosis in your forties? How are you supposed to talk about it with friends and family? "Finger up the bum" tells of Michael Izen's experience with prostate cancer with in-your-face humor and original, off-the-wall illustrations about everything from his 'fallen wa…

Author: Izen, Michael Hart

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Leola Productions

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: 79 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Prostatic Neoplasms; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy; Men's Health; Humor; Personal Narratives; Popular Work

Abstract: How do you deal with a terminal diagnosis in your forties? How are you supposed to talk about it with friends and family? "Finger up the bum" tells of Michael Izen's experience with prostate cancer with in-your-face humor and original, off-the-wall illustrations about everything from his 'fallen warrior' to hot flashes, as well as touching thoughts on what really matters in the end - Cover