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A Cree healer and his medicine bundle : revelations of indigenous wisdom

Details the life and healing practices of medicine man Russell Willier, with extensive photographs and materials on the plants used by Willier in addition to valuable information on the active ingredients in these plants and their uses in alternative therapies

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  • ISBN: 9781583949030
  • ISBN: 1583949038
  • Physical Description xiii, 223 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm
  • Publisher Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, 2015.

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NFPL Indigenous Collection.
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Part I. Russell Willier, Cree healer -- Chapter one. Willier's life as a healer -- Becoming a medicine man -- Approaching a healer -- My cosmology -- Grandmothers and grandfathers -- Collecting plants -- Common problems treated -- Survival of Native medicine -- Working with non-Native doctors -- The future -- Chapter two. Ecological issues important to Willier -- Clearcut -- Fish -- Ducks -- Moose and deer -- Plants -- Fires -- Chapter three. My favourite healing stories -- Near death experiences of patients -- Predicaments in which healers can find themselves -- Part II. Russell Willier's medicine bundle -- Chapter four. Field trip, summer 2011 -- Chapter five. Plants used by Russell Willier -- Part III. The efficacy of Native medicine -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Maps of areas where Willier collects his herbs -- Appendix B: Common English names for the plants used by Willier -- Appendix C: Cree names for the plants used by Willier -- Appendix D: English names used by willier for the plants he uses.

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A Cree Healer and His Medicine Bundle : Revelations of Indigenous Wisdom--Healing Plants, Practices, and Stories
A Cree Healer and His Medicine Bundle : Revelations of Indigenous Wisdom--Healing Plants, Practices, and Stories
by Young, David; Rogers, Robert; Willier, Russell
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A Cree Healer and His Medicine Bundle : Revelations of Indigenous Wisdom--Healing Plants, Practices, and Stories

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Preface
Part IRussell Willier, Cree Healerp. 1
Chapter 1    Willier's Life as a Healerp. 3
        Becoming a Medicine Manp. 3
        Approaching a Healerp. 5
        My Cosmologyp. 6
        Native Medicinep. 8
        Collecting Plantsp. 10
        Common Problems Treatedp. 11
        Survival of Native Medicinep. 12
        Working with Non-Native Doctorsp. 14
        The Futurep. 14
Chapter 2    Ecological Issues Important to Willierp. 17
        Clearcutp. 17
        Fishp. 18
        Ducksp. 19
        Moose and Deerp. 19
        Plantsp. 19
        Firesp. 20
Chapter 3    WillierÆs Favorite Healing Storiesp. 23
        Near-Death Experiences of Patientsp. 23
        Predicaments in Which Healers Can Find Themselvesp. 29
Part IIRussell Willier's Medicine Bundlep. 37
Chapter 4    Field Trip, Summer 2011p. 39
Chapter 5    Plants Used by Russell Willierp. 57
        Plants in Willier's Medicine Bundlep. 57
        Cleaning and Storingp. 161
Part IIIThe Efficacy of Native Medicinep. 163
        Teenagers Treated at the Reservep. 166
        Personal Experiencep. 167
        The Mouse Woman of Gabriolap. 168
        Deborah Grayp. 168
        How Do We Explain Such Results?p. 168
Conclusionp. 173
Appendix AMaps of Areas Where Willier Collects His Herbsp. 175
Appendix BIndex of Common English Names for the Plants Used by Willierp. 201
Appendix CIndex of Cree Names for the Plants Used by Willierp. 203
Appendix DIndex of English Names Used by Willier for the Plants He Usesp. 205
Referencesp. 207
Indexp. 217
About the Authorsp. 221