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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Part I: Russell Willier, Cree Healer
Chapter One: Willier’s Life as a Healer
Becoming a Medicine Man
Approaching a Healer
My Cosmology
Native Medicine
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: Willier’s Favorite 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
Plants in Willier’s Medicine Bundle
Cleaning and Storing
Part III: The Efficacy of Native Medicine
Teenagers Treated at the Reserve
Personal Experience
The Mouse Woman of Gabriola
Deborah Gray
How Do We Explain Such Results?
Conclusion
Appendix A: Maps of Areas Where Willier Collects His Herbs
Appendix B: Index of Common English Names for the Plants Used by Willier
Appendix C: Index of Cree Names for the Plants Used by Willier
Appendix D: Index of English Names Used by Willier for the Plants He Uses
References
Index
About the Authors
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