Kathy MacLeod-Beaver, First Nations
Asemaakwe, Kathy McLeod-Beaver, lives in Aldervile First Nation, Williams Treaty Territory, on Rice Lake. As an Aboriginal Patient Navigator she provided support and advocacy to First Nation, Non-Status, Inuit and Métis people that ensures safe and equitable access to cancer care services.
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Click Here- Reclaiming our end-of-life ceremonies (2:11)
- Preparing to go back home (1:20)
- Ancestor’s feast (1:09)
- When my Elder went to the Spirit world (2:20)
- When my grandmother died (0:52)
- Photos, stories, presence (1:27)
- Food, Presence, and Compassion: The Traditional Tools of Care (1:49)
- Supporting without judgement (1:21)
- Small actions can be big actions (0:45)
- Acknowledging that we carry grief and trauma (2:45)
- The grief that comes with not feeling like you belong (1:11)
- Sharing circles and the importance of story (2:14)
- Talking about our loved ones who have died (1:08)
- Speaking grief aloud (1:32)
- Support and sharing (1:44)
- Don’t judge (1:18)
- Crying is good (1:35)
- Allowing for emotion (1:50)
- It can be hard to ask for help (1:07)
- Acknowledging different kinds of losses (1:59)
- Healing happens when we stop holding everything inside (1:33)
- Training and change need to be ongoing (2:04)
- Supporting the next generation of Indigenous Healers (0:40)
- Bringing our ceremony, culture and language back into my life (1:06)
- Ceremonial helpers (1:17)
- Sacred water walks (1:14)
- Always remember the water (3:07)
- Learning my language: Moving from a place of shame to a place of beauty (3:18)
- Holding our stories and our truths (0:56)
- Culture helped me with my own grief (1:12)
- It’s OK to cry: Returning to our teachings (1:02)
- The Seven Grandfather Teachings (1:58)
- Living our truths (1:06)
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