This article discusses the need for culturally safe and appropriate agencies. Introduces The Mooka'am program, named for the Ojibway word meaning new dawn, a program for Native survivors of sexual abuse in Toronto.
This article speaks to the health issues that face the Mi'kmaq people today that are directly related to the effects of colonization. Illustrates how Mi'kmaq women are reclaiming their traditional healing role.
This article discusses the profound effect of touching. How touch shapes our development, mental health and sense of connectedness. Calls for healing touch.
This article demonstrates how proper movement and handy tools can make gardening easier for people with different abilities. Tips on how to garden, what to grow, how to avoid injury.
This article illustrates the influence of culture as an essential ingredient of nurses’ training. Validates traditional knowledge. Highlights the authors experience in creating the curriculum for The Saskatchewan Indian Community College.
Presents a strategy that aims for a steady reduction in incidents of violence and abuse in Inuit communities, and the eventual return of
caring and respectful relationships.
Examines traditional Inuit health practices and beliefs as remembered by both North and South Baffin elders: from treatments for fractures to methods of diagnosis and attitudes toward the injured or ill. PDF to read
Focuses on preventive and primary health care that includes physicians, nurse practitioners, traditional healing and other primary health services, advocacy, outreach, health promotions and education.
Identifies and defines Inuit healing and healers in the context of abuse and violence against women and children. Argues for more emphasis on Inuit healing in order to resolve the raft of social problems plaguing Inuit communities.
