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28/05/2015 R e spe c ting Faculty/Presenter Disclosure and Addr e ssing Presenter: Leah Bergstrome Relationships with commercial interests: F ir st Nation, Mé tis and Inuit - Grants/Research Support: None Palliative Car e Ne e ds - Speakers Bureau/Honoraria: None - Consulting Fees: None - Other: Employee of Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre Leah Bergstrome, Aboriginal Patient Navigator Simcoe Muskoka Regional Cancer Program Ob je c tive s L E AP E ng a g e me nt Se ssio ns  L E AP e ng a g e me nt se ssio ns - o utc o me s a s  Ba c kg ro und CCO / Pa llium Pa rtne rship the y re la te to pa llia tive c a re ne e ds  F NMI Pa llia tive Ca re Curric ulum Pe rspe c tive s o n living a nd dying   3 se ssio ns (Ma rc h 2014)  Pa rtic ipa nts  Mo ving fo rwa rd  Re po rt o utc o me s Re c urring T he me s s to Pa llia tive a nd E nd-o f-L ife E q uita b le Ca re Bar r ie r  L a c k o f c ultura l sa fe ty Pa llia tive a nd E nd-o f-L ife Ne e ds  Ac c e ss to se rvic e s  E duc a tio n – re so urc e s  L a c k o f prima ry c a re a nd c o o rdina tio n o f c a re  Unde rsta nding o f so c ia l issue s  L a c k o f a wa re ne ss a s to wha t se rvic e s a re  HCP’ s - o pe n-minde dne ss, re spe c t & trust a va ila b le  Co ntinuity o f c a re  Co mmunic a tio n / L a ng ua g e b a rrie rs  Multi-dime nsio na l a ppro a c h  T ra nspo rta tio n  E mpha sis o n se lf-de te rmina tio n  Re so urc e s  Co mmunic a tio n  T e c hno lo g y / OT N  Advo c a c y fro m Ma instre a m pro vide rs 1

28/05/2015 Re spe c t fo r Dive rsity  133 F irst Na tio ns c o mmunitie s in Onta rio (633 Ca na da / 50 distinc t la ng ua g e s)  127 o f whic h re c o g nize d unde r the I ndia n Ac t  Mé tis & I nuit po pula tio n  I mpa c t o f c o lo niza tio n a nd a ssimila tio n pra c tic e s  Ho mo g e no us so c ie ty vs. He te ro g e ne o us so c ie ty Dive rsity I n:  Spiritua l pra c tic e s Da d  T ra ditio na l pra c tic e s  Cultura l pra c tic e s 1944 - 2001  L a ng ua g e g ro ups  Ab o rig ina l pe o ple fro m o the r te rrito rie s living in Onta rio  E xpe rie nc e s a nd inte ra c tio ns with “ma instre a m so c ie ty”  All ha ve a n impa c t o n ho w Ab o rig ina l pe o ple a c c e ss pa llia tive c a re se rvic e s Pe rspe c tive s o n L ife a nd De a th  Cr e ation Stor ie s – le g a c y o f re la tio nships with the a nc e sto rs fro m the b e g inning o f time to the pre se nt / c onne c tion to land ife – fo ur sta g e s in the jo urne y o f  Cir c le of L the huma n spirit:  Birth  L ife  De a th  Afte rlife (T ra nsitio n / Cha ng ing o f Wo rlds) Ba a Ma a Pii 2

28/05/2015  E a c h o f us is b o rn with “I re alize that de ath is no t  A spirit / ha ving a huma n e xpe rie nc e (3 pa rts) the e ne my but the ultimate  Sa c re d Na me  Cla n o r na tio n he aling.”  Gifts o r ta le nts / Inte rc o nne c te dne ss o f a ll thing s  De stiny in whic h we will fa c e ma ny c ha lle ng e s Ro b e rt Chi-No o din Pa lme r, MD  E nd o f life c a re a nd Ce re mo nie s re fle c t this  Orig ins a nd e ve ntua l de stina tio n o f the spirit E nd o f L ife & Dying De a th  Whe n dying , a tra ditio na l pe rso n will c a ll fo r the c e re mo nie s, me dic ine a nd pra ye rs tha t will  At the time o f de a th, o ur o rig ina l mo the r, g uide his / he r spirit b a c k to the spirit wo rld Mo the r E a rth, who no urishe s o ur b o die s re c la ims o ur physic a l fo rm  Spiritua l le a de r o r me dic ine pe rso n c lo se to the dying pe rso n will c o nduc t the c e re mo nie s  F a mily a nd c la n me mb e rs will b e pre se nt  Our o rig ina l fa the r, the Cre a to r ta ke s o ur spirits to re turn the m to the ir pla c e o f o rig in  “Me dic ine ” in this c o nte xt me a ns spiritua l po we r – a c o mb ina tio n o f a b ility a nd a utho rity –linke d to a n a b ility to a dvise a nd he a l  F a mily / g rie f  Priva c y a nd pe a c e fulne ss Cre a to r Afte rlife  Ne ithe r ma le no r fe ma le  Spirit c a n b e se e n a nd fe lt le a ving the b o dy  Po we rful, a ll lo ving , a ll kno wing Spirit  T ra ve ls we stwa rd o ut thro ug h the We ste rn  Ho lds a ll po we r, a ll me dic ine , a ll wisdo m do o rwa y  Aide d b y  T he Spirit live s fo re ve r a nd ta ke s it’ s pla c e in  Our Anc e stor s a nd Wa rrio rs, b o th me n a nd the spirit wo rld a c c o rding to de e ds c o mple te d wo me n, who wa lke d b e fo re us o n e a rth  Spirit b e ing s, Gra ndmo the rs a nd Gra ndfa the rs,  T he Cyc le o f L ife is c o mple te whe n spirit re turns spirit he lpe rs to its pla c e o f o rig in / Ce re mo nie s  Anima l he lpe rs, powe r ful obje c ts 3

28/05/2015 Ce re mo nie s Miika a ns – L ittle Ro a ds  Na ture a nd pra c tic e va rie s fro m c o mmunity to c o mmunity a nd c a n b e spe c ific to the le a de r o r he a le r who c a rrie s the m  Spiritua l He a ling a nd re c o nc ilia tio n c o ntinue s  R e c laiming of ide ntity  Priva c y / ritua ls a nd pe rso na l c e re mo nie s  T e a c hing c e re mo nie s, lo ve o f the Cre a to r, tra nsitio n o f the spirit fro m physic a l to sky wo rld, e nc o ura g e me nt, stre ng th a nd suppo rt  Sto rie s o f life , dre a ms, visio ns, fe a rs, re g re ts a nd g uilt a re liste ne d to b y the he a le r Ce re mo nie s Mo ving F o rwa rd  Pa tie nt is pre pa re d - the  Pipe c e re mo ny mind is c le a re d a nd a b le  Awa re ne ss a nd Ab o rig ina l He a lth E q uity  Pra ye r to re c e ive the te a c hing  Cultura l Sa fe ty  Sa c re d So ng a nd pre pa re fo r the  Smudg ing  Co nve rsa tio ns spirits jo urne y  Pe rso na l E xpe rie nc e s  Sa c re d F ire  L o dg e / fa mily pra ye r swe a t  Dre a ms, Jo urne y’ s a nd so ul re trie va l  Ce re mo ny / impo rta nc e Nia we n ko :wa , Miig we c h, Ma rse e , wo rk to fa mily a nd frie nds T ha nk Yo u Questions? Que stio ns? 4