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Cultural safety handbook for healthcare practitioners : an introductory guide to understanding the traditional ways of Aboriginal patients on Vancouver Island
Contents: 1. Did you know? 2. Introduction to cultural safety 3. Why Aboriginal people? 4. How can "cultural safety" improve health care practice? 5. Aboriginal people of Vancouver Island 6. Community & political structure 7. Cultural protocols 8. Family relationships 9. Traditional health care knowledge 10. Healing rituals and ceremonies 11. Colonizing health care 12. Moving forward 13. RESPECT model of communication 14. Resources & Links 15. References.