Walking together, working together : engaging wisdom for Indigenous well-being

Baker, Janelle Marie (editor.). Johnson, Leslie Main, 1950- (editor.). Auger, Darlene, (author.). Badry, Dorothy, (author.). Baker, Janelle Marie, (author.). David, Margaret, (author.). DeWitt, Meda, (author.). Eagletail, Hal, (author.). Fonda, Marc, (author.). Ferguson, Gary L., (author.). Goose, Annie I., (author.). Grier, Angela, (author.). Johnson, Leslie Main, (author.). Kelliher, Allison, (author.). Lightning, Rick, (author.). Maje, Mary, (author.). Raider, Ann Maje, (author.). Mayan, Maria J., (author.). Morgan, Ruby E., (author.). Yee, Lisa Giss, (author.). Oster, Richard T., (author.). Russell, Camille (Pablo), (author.). Salvalaggio, Ginetta, (author.). Toth, Ellen L., (author.). Watchmaker, Harry, (author.).

Summary: "This collection takes a holistic view of well-being, seeking complementarities between Indigenous approaches to healing and Western biomedicine. Topics include traditional healers and approaches to treatment of disease and illness; traditional knowledge and intellectual property around medicinal plant knowledge; the role of diet and traditional foods in health promotion; culturally sensitive approaches to healing work with urban Indigenous populations; and integrating biomedicine, alternative therapies, and Indigenous healing in clinical practice. Throughout, the voices of Elders, healers, physicians, and scholars are in dialogue to promote Indigenous community well-being through collaboration."--

Record details

ISBN: 9781772125375 (softcover)
Physical Description: 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta : University of Alberta Press, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

General Note:	Contributors: Darlene Auger, Dorothy Badry, Margaret David, Meda DeWitt, Hal Eagletail, Gary L. Ferguson III, Marc Fonda, Annie Goose, Angela Grier (Pioohksoopanskii), Leslie Main Johnson, Allison Kelliher, Patrick Lightning, Mary Maje, Maria Mayan, Ruby E. Morgan, Richard T. Oster, Ann Maje Raider, Camille (Pablo) Russell, Ginetta Salvalaggio, Ellen L. Toth, Harry Watchmaker.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Building pathways to well-being and healing -- Spiritual pathway to health and balance -- Bringing traditional medicine into the medical system -- The traditional Indigenous model of health and well-being -- The healing journey -- Dim Wila dil dils'm (The way we live) -- Holistic and culturally based approaches to health promotion in Alaska native communities -- Southeast Tlingit rights of passage for women's puberty -- Health and healing on the edges of Canada -- Traditional knowledge, science and protection -- Diabetes and culture -- Here, now and health research -- Nature is medicine -- Paths forward.