First Nations
Traditions, Ceremonies, and Spirituality
Expectations of Care
Care for the Patient and Family
Emotions and Support
Talking About Illness
Linda
Linda Poitras is from Peepeekisis First Nation in Saskatchewan. She has been a caregiver to two of her sisters - one who is living with cancer and one who died of cancer.
Ask, listen and respect
Linda shares her belief that health care providers should be open to traditional approaches to care. (01:01)
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First Nations - Traditions, Ceremonies, and Spirituality
- Be a human being (1:42)
- Opening the door (1:37)
- Go freely now (1:29)
- Opening a window (1:21)
- Our music brings comfort (1:00)
- Healing circle (1:25)
- Accepting death (1:56)
- A new setting for Indigenous spirituality (1:46)
- Everything is connected (1:54)
- The meaning of spirit (1:08)
- Towards culturally safe care (1:02)
- Balancing medical care and personal needs (1:11)
- Traditional foods in hospital (0:58)
- Traditional foods are medicine (2:06)
- Smudging ceremony (1:33)
- Self-smudging ceremony (1:03)
- You feel so good after (0:57)
- Reincarnation (1:24)
- Honour and let go (1:33)
- Gathering strength (0:43)
- The comfort of spiritual beliefs (1:02)
- Returning to my culture (0:53)
- Letting go (2:16)
- Relationship with Mother Earth (1:19)
- Songs of strength (0:41)
- The anger of grief (1:19)
- Traditions and grief (1:55)
- Talking about death (1:11)
- Honouring sacred wishes (1:23)
- Dying at home (1:40)
- We walk with our own people (0:45)
- A beautiful death (3:41)
- Traditional and western medicine (1:11)
- Traditional medicines at end of life (1:26)
- Culture affects medical decisions (2:18)
- Indigenous Voices: Ceremony, Tradition and Spirituality (21:41)
- Indigenous Voices: Honouring Our Loss and Grief (23:07)
- Birds and mammals: Spiritual links to the Creator (1:32)
First Nations - Expectations of Care
- Balancing medical care and personal needs (1:11)
- Knowing what to expect (1:52)
- Caring for someone at home (1:23)
- Looking after my grandmother (2:29)
- Making memories (1:45)
- Dying at home (1:40)
- Preparing for side effects (1:00)
- Realizing the end is near (1:10)
- The social importance of food (0:33)
First Nations - Care for the Patient and Family
- What is palliative care? (1:02)
- The myths of palliative care (1:48)
- What does my diagnosis mean? (2:20)
- Be a human being (1:42)
- Our music brings comfort (1:00)
- A history of mistreatment (1:25)
- Improving caring connections (0:59)
- Towards culturally safe care (1:02)
- Balancing medical care and personal needs (1:11)
- Spaces to gather (1:05)
- Knowing what to expect (1:52)
- Traditional foods are medicine (2:06)
- You feel so good after (0:57)
- My mother's wishes (2:14)
- Caring for someone at home (1:23)
- Looking after my grandmother (2:29)
- When Mom came home to die (3:15)
- Final days and final words (3:43)
- Making memories (1:45)
- Talking about death (1:11)
- Honouring sacred wishes (1:23)
- Dying at home (1:40)
- The presence of calm (1:14)
- A beautiful death (3:41)
- Acceptance means no struggle (1:15)
- Accepting our roles (1:35)
- Fear of pain medication (1:55)
- Caring for the whole family (1:42)
- A hospice where we live? (1:21)
- Palliative team support for caregivers (1:59)
- Explaining scary terms (2:34)
- Humour helps (1:13)
- When does palliative care start? (1:13)
- Preparing for side effects (1:00)
- What can palliative care do for me? (1:21)
- Planning to manage symptoms (0:40)
- Anxiety and shortness of breath (1:13)
- Advance care planning (0:56)
- Realizing the end is near (1:10)
- A place to start (1:42)
- It's different when it's your own family (1:59)
- When appetite stops (1:34)
- The social importance of food (0:33)
- Caring for our mother (1:09)
- When death at home is not best (1:13)
- Mom wanted to die at home (1:20)
- Indigenous Voices: Caring for the Patient and Family (16:50)
- Indigenous Voices: Walking Along Side for a Good Death (21:22)
First Nations - Emotions and Support
- Communicating in the old ways (1:43)
- Opening the door (1:37)
- Our music brings comfort (1:00)
- Healing circle (1:25)
- Improving caring connections (0:59)
- The meaning of spirit (1:08)
- Encouraging communication (2:09)
- Connecting through silence (1:57)
- The comfort of ceremonies (1:31)
- You feel so good after (0:57)
- Help for the spirit (2:02)
- Gathering strength (0:43)
- The comfort of spiritual beliefs (1:02)
- Returning to my culture (0:53)
- Caring for someone at home (1:23)
- When Mom came home to die (3:15)
- Final days and final words (3:43)
- Honouring sacred wishes (1:23)
- Acceptance means no struggle (1:15)
- Accepting our roles (1:35)
- Caring for the whole family (1:42)
- "Queen of the bad news" (1:16)
- Palliative team support for caregivers (1:59)
- It's okay to ask (1:12)
- It's different when it's your own family (1:59)
- Family grief and healing (0:39)
- Changes in personality (2:03)
- Caring for our mother (1:09)
- Indigenous Voices: Caring for the Patient and Family (16:50)
- Indigenous Voices: Walking Along Side for a Good Death (21:22)
- Indigenous Voices: Honouring Our Loss and Grief (23:07)
- Silence in communication (1:12)
First Nations - Talking About Illness
- Communication tips for health care providers (0:38)
- What does my diagnosis mean? (2:20)
- Communicating in the old ways (1:43)
- Go freely now (1:29)
- Opening a window (1:21)
- Healing circle (1:25)
- Welcoming silence (1:30)
- Encouraging communication (2:09)
- Connecting through silence (1:57)
- The right to ask (1:24)
- Balancing medical care and personal needs (1:11)
- Knowing what to expect (1:52)
- My mother's wishes (2:14)
- Making memories (1:45)
- Talking about death (1:11)
- "Queen of the bad news" (1:16)
- Write down your questions! (0:53)
- Making sure patients understand (1:33)
- Humour helps (1:13)
- Advance care planning (0:56)
- It's okay to ask (1:12)
- The benefit of a family meeting (1:43)
- Family grief and healing (0:39)
- Improving communication (0:31)
- Indigenous Voices: Ceremony, Tradition and Spirituality (21:41)
- Indigenous Voices: Caring for the Patient and Family (16:50)
- Indigenous Voices: Walking Along Side for a Good Death (21:22)
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