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First Nations

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)
Humour helps (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)

Inuit

Improving care away from home (1:32)
An end to hunger and thirst (0:51)
The family is in the dark (1:26)
What palliative care will mean for you (1:40)
I didn't know what it meant (1:33)
Respecting your wishes (0:48)
Care for the caregiver (1:18)
A calm, peaceful feeling (0:58)
A job for everyone (1:25)
It was the right thing to do (2:00)
My rock (1:53)
Inuit perspectives on death and dying (1:50)
Advance care planning (0:57)
Getting on the same page (1:41)
Important conversations with my patients (1:43)
How much to share? (0:45)

Métis

Culturally sensitive palliative care (2:23)
Tips for health care providers (1:56)
Family's capacity to care (1:19)
Advocating for care (2:15)
Talking about death (1:46)
Dying away from home (2:13)

Chinese

My end-of-life wishes (1:57)
Keeping loved ones away from the hospice (0:53)
Hanging on at all costs (1:07)
Over-feeding those we love (1:38)
Talking about death makes it happen (1:06)
A good death (1:24)
Family meetings (0:52)
Healing versus curing (2:10)
Keep an open mind (1:34)
Palliative care improves life (1:53)
Choosing not to die at home (0:38)
Food matters (1:06)
Advance care planning (1:54)
What water symbolizes (0:47)
Explaining palliative care (2:26)
The truth about hospice care (2:37)
Why not homecare support? (1:39)
Tips on discussing advance care planning (1:57)
Pain, suffering and DNR (1:46)
Understanding pain medications (2:00)
When food no longer helps (1:42)
What can I eat? (1:25)
When family is far away (2:12)
Language challenges (2:14)
My dad's experience with palliative care (1:31)
Speaking with my parents about an end-of-life plan (1:31)
Is cancer contagious? (1:46)
Tradition and generation gaps (1:29)
Helping my mom (2:09)
What makes a good death (0:56)
Advanced care planning is a gift (0:58)
Wanting to die at home (1:27)
No burdens for family (0:31)
Talk to the whole family (1:13)
Chinese voices: Looking after the patient and family (11:47)
Chinese voices: A good death: conversations that bring closure (18:02)

Ethiopian

Palliative care relieves pain (1:54)
Talking about illness helps in planning (1:19)
Hoping for a miracle (1:59)
Let's talk (2:14)
Is hospital care the best care? (2:11)
A good death (2:00)
Living while dying (2:22)
Ethiopian voices: Caring for the patient and family (5:37)
Ethiopian voices: A good death (6:01)

Filipino

What is palliative care? (2:25)
Keeping family in the dark (2:02)
The larger family of community (1:37)
I will be with you (3:21)
It's good to talk about it (2:28)
At home or in the hospital (2:03)
They keep it to themselves (1:19)
Dying at home (0:49)
Is my family's future secure? (1:45)
Programs and services (1:26)
Medical care for everyone (0:49)
Filipino voices: Caring for the patient and family (5:12)
Filipino voices: A good death (7:22)

Indian

End-of-life decisions (2:25)
Legal documents (1:30)
The cost of thoughtlessness (1:55)
Let's work as a team (1:08)
God forbid (2:37)
The platinum rule of respect (1:22)
No more surgery (2:23)
Family only (2:47)
What is palliative care? (1:23)
Don't talk with Dad about this (1:51)
Hope at the end of life (1:41)
Talking about advanced care plans (0:49)
Do Not Resuscitate (1:47)
It doesn't mean giving up hope (1:44)
Dying in peace (1:00)
They always welcomed me (0:48)
The importance of a will (1:29)
We don't talk about dying (0:48)
Indian Voices: Caring for the patient and family (11:15)
Indian Voices: A good death (12:19)

Iranian

The gift of acceptance (2:14)
A foreign concept (1:17)
Death can be difficult (2:24)
The challenge of dying at home (1:56)
Getting through this (1:36)
Knowing what to expect (0:48)
Our conflicting beliefs (0:52)
The gift of Rumi (2:34)
Experience shapes choices (0:57)
Can we still die at home? (2:39)
Preparing to die (2:16)
Advice for doctors (2:43)
Cancer and stigma (1:03)
Iranian voices: Thoughts and experiences around death and dying (12:51)
Iranian voices: Decisions about home, hospital and palliative care (8:24)
تصمیم گیری برای شرایط بحرانی سلامت ما،که در آن خودمان قادر به تصم (2:46)
مراقبت از بیماری که پزشکان از او قطع امید کرده اند (2:00)

Italian

It's important to prepare (3:19)
The importance of religion (1:27)
History, technology and accepting death (2:31)
When home care isn't enough (0:53)
Accepting and planning for death (1:41)
What is reasonable treatment? (1:37)
Comfort care (1:29)
A good death (2:22)
Sharing information (3:04)
There must be food (2:19)
Changing expectations (1:56)
Important conversations (2:08)
Courage and suffering (2:21)
A family matter (1:55)
Comforting the dying (1:28)
The importance of surroundings (1:36)
No regrets (1:55)
Italian voices: Caring for the patient and family (5:46)
Italian voices: A good death (6:43)

Pakistani

The stigma of hospice (1:36)
What we can hope for (1:37)
My wife is palliative (1:46)
Palliative care is remarkable (2:18)
Preparing to die at home (3:35)
Preparing for death (2:45)
What does DNR mean? (2:12)
Culture, religion and acceptance (1:56)
Hospice is a good idea (1:44)
The language is important (1:33)
Remember the patient (0:55)
Faith and palliative care (2:16)
Home away from home (2:42)
Planning for end of life (1:33)
Pakistani voices: Looking after the patient and family (7:25)
Pakistani voices: A good death (7:21)

Somali

Learning about hospice care (1:19)
Does he think I'm three years old? (2:55)
A day at a time (2:16)
No technology, no morphine (1:44)
Tell the family first (1:48)
Dignity at home (0:54)
Writing a will (1:03)
What is a DNR? (1:33)
Palliative care can happen at home (2:34)
Somali voices: After death and grief (2:22)
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