Despite predictions in the 1970s that, with the advent of Western medicine, there would be
no Aboriginal healers by the end of the twentieth century, maparn continue to be active …

Achieving better health outcomes for Aboriginal people remains a high priority for health
providers. However, what can be overlooked in the delivery of health care is a very particular …

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INTRODUCTIONIn the year 2070, the first chroniclers were beginning to record the
dimensions of" the Australian problem". Their accounts began in 2020, when the forces from …

Issues of health and wellness and their integration with health policy are important to all
communities in Canada, regardless of geography or population. Yet policies that govern …

The health of Aboriginal peoples in Canada has been compared to that of people in third
world countries. Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre, an Aboriginal-based primary health centre …

Australia is the only continent to have been occupied exclusively by nomadic hunters and
gatherers until recent times. Carbon dating of skeletal remains proves that Australian …

Australia's colonial history caused significant dispersal of people with Aboriginal heritage
throughout Australian society. The present research suggests that Aboriginal people who …

This paper arose out of research with men of the Western Desert of the Kimberley, Western
Australia. While Aboriginal health is well known to be poor, not much is known about …

Traditional healers are still highly regarded and active in Arnhem Land. Their practices are a
logical consequence of the traditional health beliefs of the people. Even though certain …