Indigenous Perspectives 
                       on Death and Dying
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          Ian AndIan Andeerrsson Con Contontiinnuing Eduing Eduuccation Pration Program ogram 
                    in Endin End-o-off-L-Lififee Car Caree
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                 ©Ian Anderson Continuing Education Program in End-of-Life Care
          Life and DeathLife and Death
          Life and DeathLife and Death
          We understand who we are -
          We know where we came from -
          We accept and understand our destiny 
            here on Mother Earth -
          We are spirit having a human experience.
                  ©Ian Anderson Continuing Education Program in End-of-Life Care
            The Story of Indigenous PeopleThe Story of Indigenous People
            The Story of Indigenous PeopleThe Story of Indigenous People
            ! Story of the last three centuries is one of survival 
                and adaptation
            ! Traditional cultures have survived AND evolved
            ! Survival is an appropriate term since powerful 
                combination of church, state and economics
                    dispossession of lands and beliefs 
            ! Diversity: no single “Native” culture
            ! Be careful not to generalize
                       ©Ian Anderson Continuing Education Program in End-of-Life Care
            Ontario and ManitobaOntario and Manitoba
            Ontario and ManitobaOntario and Manitoba
            Two strong, surviving and distinct traditions
            ! The Haudenosaunee –People of the Long 
               House – also known as the Six Nations Iroquois 
               Confederacy
            ! The Anishinabek – Ojibway, Odawa, 
               Potowatomi, Saulteaux, Cree and Oji-Cree
                     ©Ian Anderson Continuing Education Program in End-of-Life Care