A Cree healer and his medicine bundle : revelations of indigenous wisdom ; healing plants, practices, and stories

Young, David E. (David Earl) (Author). Rogers, Robert Dale, 1950- (Added Author). Willier, Russell (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781583949030 (Paper)
ISBN: 1583949038 (Paper)
Physical Description: print
xiii, 223 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

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. Willer's favourite 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 -- Part III. The efficacy of Native medicine -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Maps of areas where Willier collects his herbs -- Appendix B: 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.