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Aboriginal health in Canada: Historical, cultural, and epidemiological perspectives

https://libraries.phsa.ca/permalink/catalog114274
Waldram, James B, Herring, Ann, Young, T. Kue. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press , 2006. 2nd ed. (Book)
Audience
Professional
Agency
BC Children's and Women's
Location
Study & Learning Commons
Call Number
REF GN 400 WAL 2006
Numerous studies, inquiries, and statistics accumulated over the years have demonstrated the poor health status of Aboriginal peoples relative to the Canadian population in general. Aboriginal Health in Canada is about the complex web of physiological, psychological, spiritual, historical, sociolog…
Title
Aboriginal health in Canada: Historical, cultural, and epidemiological perspectives
Author
Waldram, James B
Herring, Ann
Young, T. Kue
Edition
2nd ed.
Place
Toronto, ON
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Year Published
2006
Physical Description
Paperback, 367 p.
Topics
Aboriginal Health
Leadership/Coaching
Abstract
Numerous studies, inquiries, and statistics accumulated over the years have demonstrated the poor health status of Aboriginal peoples relative to the Canadian population in general. Aboriginal Health in Canada is about the complex web of physiological, psychological, spiritual, historical, sociological, cultural, economic, and environmental factors that contribute to health and disease patterns among the Aboriginal peoples of Canada.
The authors explore the evidence for changes in patterns of health and disease prior to and since European contact, up to the present. They discuss medical systems and the place of medicine within various Aboriginal cultures and trace the relationship between politics and the organization of health services for Aboriginal people. They also examine popular explanations for Aboriginal health patterns today, and emphasize the need to understand both the historical-cultural context of health issues, as well as the circumstances that give rise to variation in health problems and healing strategies in Aboriginal communities across the country. An overview of Aboriginal peoples in Canada provides a very general background for the non-specialist. Finally, contemporary Aboriginal healing traditions, the issue of self-determination and health care, and current trends in Aboriginal health issues are examined.
ISBN
97808082085795
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Agency
BC Children's and Women's
Location
Study & Learning Commons
Audience
Professional
Call Number
REF GN 400 WAL 2006

A century of genocide in the Americas

https://libraries.phsa.ca/permalink/catalog112163

http://vimeo.com/36847324

Gibbons, Rosemary, Thomas, Dax. Indian Residential School Survivors Society , 2002. (Book) — 1 copy, 1 available
Audience
Patient or Public
Agency
BC Children's and Women's
Location
Family Support & Resource Centre
Call Number
GN 400 GIB 2002
URL Notes
Click on the link above to stream the video online.
This documentary reveals how Indian Residential Schools became a haven for institutionalized sexual abuse. It shows First Nations peoples taking legal action against not only the pedophiles, but also against the Canadian government and churches, while at the same time using their traditional ways o…
Title
A century of genocide in the Americas
Subtitle
The residential school experience
Author
Gibbons, Rosemary
Thomas, Dax
Publisher
Indian Residential School Survivors Society
Year Published
2002
Physical Description
DVD: 18 min.
Topics
History-First Nations
Education-First Nations
Aboriginal Health
Abstract
This documentary reveals how Indian Residential Schools became a haven for institutionalized sexual abuse. It shows First Nations peoples taking legal action against not only the pedophiles, but also against the Canadian government and churches, while at the same time using their traditional ways of healing in order to bring joy and balance back into their own lives and also into their communities.
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Agency
BC Children's and Women's
Location
Family Support & Resource Centre
URL
http://vimeo.com/36847324
URL Notes
Click on the link above to stream the video online.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
GN 400 GIB 2002
Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Support & Resource Centre Available