Author

Merasty, Joseph Auguste

Carpenter, David

Place of Publication

Sakatchewan, SK

Publisher

University of Regina Press

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

Hardcover; 150 p.

Subject

Aboriginal Health

Trauma Survivors

Abstract

A courageous and intimate memoir, The Education of Augie Merasty is the story of a child who faced the dark heart of humanity, let loose by the cruel policies of a bigoted nation.

A retired fisherman and trapper who sometimes lived rough on the streets, Augie Merasty was one of an estimated 150,000 First Nations, Inuit, and Metis children who were taken from their families and sent to government-funded, church-run schools, where they were subjected to a policy of aggressive assimilation.

As Augie recounts, these schools did more than attempt to mould children in the ways of white society. They were taught to be ashamed of their heritage and, as he experienced, often suffered physical and sexual abuse.

But even as he looks back on this painful part of his childhood, Merasty's sense of humour and warm voice shine through.

ISBN

9780889774575

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

GN 400 MER 2017

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Author

Gunter, Jen

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

Random House Canada

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

Softcover ; xx, 420 p., illustrations

Subject

Gynecology

Women's Health

Women's Health-Hygiene

Women's Health. Gynecology

Abstract

"From the publisher's website: From Canadian OB/GYN, women's health advocate and New York Times columnist Dr. Jen Gunter: The Vagina Bible is a comprehensive, accessible antidote to the maelstrom of misinformation around female sexual health, and the ultimate guide to everything a person needs to know about the vagina and vulva.

"We are well into the twenty-first century and have access to more information than ever before, yet many people don't know that a vagina is self-cleaning, condoms should be used with a lubricant, eating sugar doesn't cause a yeast infection, and sex shouldn't be painful. As a physician with twenty-five years of clinical experience, Dr. Jen Gunter is all too familiar with the fears, fallacies and misinformation that abound about vaginal health. On Twitter, she hilariously exposes unscientific wellness advice and debunks potentially harmful and stunningly unnecessary products from "vagina profiteers." Dr. Gunter knows the questions women (and men) have about female sexual health, and in The Vagina Bible, she answers them all.

"For:

- the sixteen-year-old trying to figure out tampons;

- the twenty-six-year-old wondering how to avoid a UTI;

- the thirty-six-year-old trans woman navigating her new anatomy;

- the forty-six-year-old worried about the changing appearance of her vulva;

- the fifty-six-year-old looking into the HPV vaccine for her daughter (and maybe herself);

- the sixty-six-year-old experiencing painful sex;

The Vagina Bible offers a repository of accurate information based on science, and delivered with wit and wisdom. This is the fact-based, inclusive, and empowering guide you deserve to advocate for your own body."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN

9780735277373

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

GG 100 GUN 2019

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Author

Mitchell, Brandon

Kerr, Conor

Claytan Daniels, Ezra

Publisher

Indigenous Story Studio

Publication Date

2019

Physical Description

2 graphic novels in 1 book; 21 p. each

Subject

Suicide Prevention

Suicide-Young Adults

Aboriginal Health

Abstract

This graphic novel includes 2 short suicide prevention stories, from the perspective of First Nations youth.

ISBN

9781460143872

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

YOUTH CD 302 MIT 2019

Copies

URL

https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cwhbc/detail.action?docID=6475884

Author

Downe, Pamela

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

171p.

Subject

Indigenous

Aboriginal Health

Motherhood

HIV/AIDS

Abstract

Collective Care provides an ethnographic account of urban Indigenous life and caregiving practices in the face of Saskatchewan's HIV epidemic. Based on a five-year study conducted in partnership with AIDS Saskatoon, the book focuses on the contrast between Indigenous values of collective kin-care and non-Indigenous models of intensive maternal care. It explores how women and men negotiate the forces of HIV to render motherhood a site of cultural meaning, personal and collective well-being, and, sometimes, individual and community despair. It also introduces readers to how HIV is Indigenized in western Canada and how all HIV-affected and -infected mothers must negotiate this cultural and racialized terrain. Featuring in-depth narrative interviews, notes from participant observation in AIDS Saskatoon's drop-in centre, and a photovoice component, this book offers an accessible account of an engaged anthropologist's work with a community that is both vulnerable and resilient. Each chapter begins with an ethnographic vignette that introduces central concepts, including medical anthropology, syndemics, kinship, and Indigeneity, with the overall aim of humanizing those affected by HIV in western Canada and beyond.

ISBN

9781487587666

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Call Number

GN 400 DOW 2021

URL

http://www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/health-professionals/professional-resources/indigenous-resources/safe-sleep-toolkit

Website Notes

Click on above link to view/print.

Corporate Author

First Nations Health Authority

Editor

3rd Ed.

Place of Publication

Vancouver, BC

Publication Date

2023

Subject

Aboriginal Health

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Abstract

This resource provides an overview of how to protect your baby from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

Language

English

Material Type

Online