Jenny
Jenny Cross is Haida First Nation and lives in Skidegate, BC. She was a caregiver for her mother who died of Lymphoma.
Reincarnation
Jenny explains how belief in reincarnation comforts her. (01:24)
Other content for:
First Nations - Traditions, Rituals and Spirituality
- Culture affects medical decisions (02:18)
- Traditional medicines at end of life (01:26)
- Traditional and western medicine (01:11)
- A beautiful death (03:41)
- We walk with our own people (00:50)
- Dying at home (01:40)
- Honouring sacred wishes (01:23)
- Talking about death (01:11)
- Traditions and grief (01:55)
- The anger of grief (01:19)
- Songs of strength (00:41)
- Relationship with Mother Earth (01:19)
- Letting go (02:16)
- Returning to my culture (00:53)
- The comfort of spiritual beliefs (01:02)
- Gathering strength (00:43)
- Honour and let go (01:33)
- You feel so good after (00:57)
- Ask, listen and respect (01:01)
- Self-smudging ceremony (01:03)
- Smudging ceremony (01:33)
- Traditional foods are medicine (02:06)
- Traditional foods in hospital (00:58)
- Balancing medical care and personal needs (01:11)
- Towards culturally safe care (01:02)
- The meaning of spirit (01:08)
- Everything is connected (01:54)
- A new setting for Indigenous spirituality (01:46)
- Accepting death (01:56)
- Healing circle (01:25)
- Our music brings comfort (01:00)
- Opening a window (01:21)
- Go freely now (01:29)
- Opening the door (01:37)
- Be a human being (01:42)
- Indigenous Voices: Ceremony, Tradition and Spirituality ()
- Indigenous Voices: Honouring Our Loss and Grief ()
- Birds and mammals: Spiritual links to the Creator (1:32)
First Nations - After Death and Ceremonies
- Wiping the tears ceremony (01:58)
- Traditions and grief (01:55)
- Group help for grief (02:02)
- The anger of grief (01:19)
- Letting go (02:16)
- Returning to my culture (00:53)
- Honour and let go (01:33)
- A time to cry (01:10)
- Grief comes in waves (00:57)
- Haida G'waii fire ceremonies (02:15)
- After death beliefs (00:25)
- Helping others mourn and heal (02:29)
- Moving to the spirit world (01:37)
- The comfort of ceremonies (01:31)
- Go freely now (01:29)
- Preparing the body for the spirit world (02:41)
- One year to grieve (01:27)
- Family grief and healing (00:39)
- Indigenous Voices: Honouring Our Loss and Grief ()