Albert, First Nations
Albert McLeod is a Status Indian with ancestry from Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and the Metis community of Norway House in northern Manitoba. He has over twenty years of experience as a human rights activist and is one of the directors of the Two-Spirited People of Manitoba. Albert works in Winnipeg as a consultant specializing in HIV/AIDS and Aboriginal peoples, Aboriginal cultural reclamation, decolonization, and cross-cultural training.
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Click Here- Death, trauma and healing in the Indigenous community (1:50)
- A good death (0:34)
- Challenges for people from rural communities traveling for care (2:13)
- The fight to live (1:37)
- Respecting a person's chosen gender (1:15)
- Two spirit and LGBTQ+ people and end of life wishes (2:26)
- Culturally safe urban health spaces (1:17)
- The importance of holistic care across healthcare settings (1:09)
- Hospice options needed for Indigenous people (1:18)
- Making plans makes a difference (1:12)
- Having conversations about end of life and grief (3:06)
- Use your five senses to engage and listen carefully (1:50)
- Dying at home (1:37)
- Helping a patient with final wishes (1:20)
- Reflecting Indigenous culture in healthcare delivery (2:19)
- Providing a safe space for your patients (1:34)
- Understanding holistic healthcare (1:03)
- Healthcare and cultural nuances (1:17)
- What cultural safety means to me (1:15)
- 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)
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