Jenny
Jenny Cross is Haida First Nation and lives in Skidegate, BC. She was a caregiver for her mother who died of Lymphoma.
Letting go
Jenny shares the story of the last moments of her Mom's life at home and letting her go. (02:16)
Other content for:
First Nations - Traditions, Ceremonies, 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)
- Dying at home (1:40)
- 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)
- 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 - Grief, Loss, Dying, and Death
- Wiping the tears ceremony (1:58)
- Traditions and grief (1:55)
- Group help for grief (2:02)
- The anger of grief (1:19)
- Returning to my culture (0:53)
- Honour and let go (1:33)
- A time to cry (1:10)
- Grief comes in waves (0:57)
- Haida G'waii fire ceremonies (2:15)
- Reincarnation (1:24)
- After death beliefs (0:25)
- Helping others mourn and heal (2:29)
- Moving to the spirit world (1:37)
- The comfort of ceremonies (1:31)
- Go freely now (1:29)
- Preparing the body for the spirit world (2:41)
- One year to grieve (1:27)
- Family grief and healing (0:39)
- Indigenous Voices: Honouring Our Loss and Grief (23:07)
- Burial traditions in my community (1:26)
- Burial traditions in my community (1:26)
- From the AIDS Crisis to COVID: The Importance of End-of-Life Rituals (1:28)
- The sacred fire (1:27)
- Symbols of remembrance (1:09)
- The relationship continues (1:39)
- The Memorial Quilt Project (2:03)
- Erased in death: Honouring Two-Spirit identities (0:49)
- Honouring and remembering our Two-Spirit community (1:26)
- Responding to grief and loss in a tangible way (1:08)
- Acknowledging caregivers (0:58)
- Healing collectively as a community (1:30)
- When we couldn’t speak our grief (1:12)
- Two-Spirit lives and loss in the AIDS epidemic (1:49)
- The trauma of loss (0:57)
- Healing together (0:31)
- We all grieve in our own way (2:31)
- Taking time (0:37)
- Take note of the drag queens (1:11)
- A journey of letting go (1:04)
- Life continues forward (0:37)
- Remembering our missing sons (1:24)
- Dignity for transgender patients (1:31)
- Becoming an advocate after the death of a loved one (1:15)
- Why we need to talk about loss (1:25)
- Gifting an eagle feather (0:55)
- Before colonization inclusion was our tradition (1:24)
- Relationships continue after death (0:53)
- The journey of life (1:44)
- Transforming as we move through our lives (0:41)
- Leaving a legacy (1:05)
- Learning to laugh (1:20)
- Celebrating life and death as a family (2:13)
- Saying goodbye from above (1:09)
- Sensing the passing of a loved one (1:35)
- Finding strength in each other (3:31)
- Breaking the cycle of trauma (1:46)
- We carry the silence of hidden trauma (1:05)
- The trauma and grief that our Elders continue to live with (1:06)
- The gift of listening and being present (2:15)
- Words of comfort in the face of loss (1:02)
- The body remembers what the heart fears (0:49)
- How I grieved the near-loss of my husband (0:56)
- Learning to let go (1:50)
- Addiction, loss and the need to stand together (2:18)
- Living within an ongoing cycle of grief (1:31)
- My sister was murdered: How Indigenous people are often treated as second-class citizens (1:42)
- Facing my husband’s health crisis (1:21)
- Connecting to the Creator during difficult times (2:42)
- Inviting Spirit to walk with us (1:54)
- Returning to our spiritual self in times of grief (1:38)
- Choosing our path and finding our peace (1:59)
- Teaching and learning along our life journey (1:40)
- When laughter brought balance to a tragic situation (3:29)
- A different way to think about grief (1:41)
- Grief and the loss of our spiritual self (1:03)
- Honouring our grief (0:53)
- Supporting connection and guiding healing (2:01)
- Recognizing the weight of cumulative grief (2:40)
- Grieving in the midst of crisis (2:58)
- An invitation to healing (2:28)
- Creation Stories can serve as guides for grief (2:36)
- Colonization, grief and resilience (1:48)
- The ongoing impacts of colonization (2:44)
- Re-claiming teachings can help us heal (3:00)
- Spirit first: Finding a path through grief (1:24)
- Healing for future generations (2:02)
- Supporting grief through re-claiming our teachings (2:17)
- Tools and teachings for grief and healing (2:32)
- Ceremony and healing after the death of my father (3:02)
- Burning ceremonies connect us to the spirit world (1:57)
- A brushing ceremony helps take away mistakes of those that have died (1:54)
- A hospice ceremony helped me grieve my sister’s death (1:33)
- Completing the brushing ceremony (1:58)
- Wrapping loved ones in a blanket (0:33)
- My first experiences of grief and funerals were overshadowed by the church (3:00)
- How we support grieving families (1:35)
- Our lost generations (1:28)
- Unresolved grief and Indigenous identity (1:10)
- Healing and balance (1:00)
- Swallowing our emotional pain (1:00)
- Climate change and grief (1:10)
- When you carry unresolved grief, you carry heaviness (1:41)
- Unresolved grief stresses our whole system (1:34)
- Trauma, loss and carrying heaviness (2:20)
- Forgiveness and removing negative energy (0:57)
- One can grieve while not carrying the heaviness of grief (1:26)
- It's common to live with the fear of losing someone (1:10)
- You’re never alone (0:36)
- Forgiveness and grief (3:58)
- Racism, grief and loss of identity (2:06)
- Racisim and Canada’s medical system (3:07)
- Ignorance and racism (0:52)
- My sister taught me about death (2:03)
- Healing the Nations: My Hummingbird Song (2:11)
- Rituals and ceremony could be called “no-talk therapy” (0:37)
- Reincarnation and the human spirit (2:23)
- The Brushing Ceremony: Releasing grief, restoring Spirit (3:57)
- From Head to Toe: Letting Go Through the Brushing Ceremony (2:16)
- We had a sustainable way of life for thousands of years (1:58)
- Music is healing (2:37)
- Medicine, music and healing (1:38)
- Rejuvenating our Spirit (1:55)
- Living in harmony ensured that we were healthy (2:10)
- Music can free you from what’s hurting you (1:44)
- Laughter and stories can help with grief (1:20)
- Our teachings can help with trauma (1:01)
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