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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)
• 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)
• Dying at home (1:40)
• 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)

First Nations - Talking About Illness

• It's okay to ask (1:12)
• Advance care planning (0:56)
• Making sure patients understand (1:33)
• Write down your questions! (0:53)
• "Queen of the bad news" (1:16)
• Talking about death (1:11)
• Making memories (1:45)
• My mother's wishes (2:14)
• Ask, listen and respect (1:01)
• Knowing what to expect (1:52)
• Balancing medical care and personal needs (1:11)
• The right to ask (1:24)
• Connecting through silence (1:57)
• Encouraging communication (2:09)
• Welcoming silence (1:30)
• Healing circle (1:25)
• Opening a window (1:21)
• Go freely now (1:29)
• Communicating in the old ways (1:43)
• What does my diagnosis mean? (2:20)
• Communication tips for health care providers (0:38)
• Improving communication (0:31)
• Family grief and healing (0:39)
• The benefit of a family meeting (1:43)
• 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)