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LivingMyCulture.ca LivingMyCulture. ca shares the lived experience of sixty-four people from eleven cultures. Stories about traditions, rituals...

Making a Home Visit: A Handbook for Healthcare Workers in First Nations' Communities Developed by VON Canada, this is a guide to help community workers think about, plan and do home visits effectively, resulting...

Online Resources: Culture & Translations An information sheet from the BC Cancer Agency on online resources that are available for culture and translations.

Orienting Ourselves to Hospice Palliative Care Work This short video scenario is intended as a reflective tool to help health care providers be centred and culturally-sensitive...

Palliative Care Educational Guide for Health Professionals-Fort McPherson Providing culturally respectful end-of-life care can be a difficult task. However, going into a situation with a better understanding...

Palliative Care Toolkit for Aboriginal Communities This free online tool kit was designed by Cancer Care Ontario, in collaboration with patients an families, to respond to...

Pauktuutit's Cancer Glossary Glossary containing 250 terms translated into 5 Inuktitut dialects, including the new single word to accurately describe...

Recommendations to Improve Quality and Access to End-of-Life Care in First Nations Communities: Policy Implicationsfrom the “Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations Communities" Research Project The research team, led by Dr. Mary Lou Kelley, Lakehead University, would like to acknowledge and thank the four First Nations...

Report on National Forum on First Nations, Inuit and Métis Cancer Control, 2009 The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer hosted a National Forum on First Nations, Inuit and Métis cancer control. The report...

Sahtu Glossary Cancer Terminology A glossary of medical terminology with a focus on cancer to facilitate discussions between First Nations and health officials...