Dying at home

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First Nations - Traditions, Rituals and Spirituality

• Culture affects medical decisions (2:18)
• Traditional medicines at end of life (1:26)
• Traditional and western medicine (1:11)
• A beautiful death (3:41)
• We walk with our own people (0:45)
• Honouring sacred wishes (1:23)
• Talking about death (1:11)
• Traditions and grief (1:55)
• The anger of grief (1:19)
• Songs of strength (0:41)
• Relationship with Mother Earth (1:19)
• Letting go (2:16)
• Returning to my culture (0:53)
• The comfort of spiritual beliefs (1:02)
• Gathering strength (0:43)
• Honour and let go (1:33)
• Reincarnation (1:24)
• You feel so good after (0:57)
• Ask, listen and respect (1:01)
• Self-smudging ceremony (1:03)
• Smudging ceremony (1:33)
• Traditional foods are medicine (2:06)
• Traditional foods in hospital (0:58)
• Balancing medical care and personal needs (1:11)
• Towards culturally safe care (1:02)
• The meaning of spirit (1:08)
• Everything is connected (1:54)
• A new setting for Indigenous spirituality (1:46)
• Accepting death (1:56)
• Healing circle (1:25)
• Our music brings comfort (1:00)
• Opening a window (1:21)
• Go freely now (1:29)
• Opening the door (1:37)
• Be a human being (1:42)
• 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

• The social importance of food (0:33)
• Realizing the end is near (1:10)
• Preparing for side effects (1:00)
• Making memories (1:45)
• Looking after my grandmother (2:29)
• Caring for someone at home (1:23)
• Ask, listen and respect (1:01)
• Knowing what to expect (1:52)
• Balancing medical care and personal needs (1:11)

First Nations - Care for the Patient and Family

• The social importance of food (0:33)
• When appetite stops (1:34)
• It's different when it's your own family (1:59)
• A place to start (1:42)
• Realizing the end is near (1:10)
• Advance care planning (0:56)
• Anxiety and shortness of breath (1:13)
• Planning to manage symptoms (0:40)
• What can palliative care do for me? (1:21)
• Preparing for side effects (1:00)
• When does palliative care start? (1:13)
• Humour helps (1:13)
• Explaining scary terms (2:34)
• Palliative team support for caregivers (1:59)
• A hospice where we live? (1:21)
• Caring for the whole family (1:42)
• Fear of pain medication (1:55)
• Accepting our roles (1:35)
• Acceptance means no struggle (1:15)
• A beautiful death (3:41)
• The presence of calm (1:14)
• Honouring sacred wishes (1:23)
• Talking about death (1:11)
• Making memories (1:45)
• Final days and final words (3:43)
• When Mom came home to die (3:15)
• Looking after my grandmother (2:29)
• Caring for someone at home (1:23)
• My mother's wishes (2:14)
• You feel so good after (0:57)
• Ask, listen and respect (1:01)
• Traditional foods are medicine (2:06)
• Knowing what to expect (1:52)
• Spaces to gather (1:05)
• Balancing medical care and personal needs (1:11)
• Towards culturally safe care (1:02)
• Improving caring connections (0:59)
• A history of mistreatment (1:25)
• Our music brings comfort (1:00)
• Be a human being (1:42)
• What does my diagnosis mean? (2:20)
• The myths of palliative care (1:48)
• What is palliative care? (1:02)
• Mom wanted to die at home (1:20)
• When death at home is not best (1:13)
• 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)