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Western Theory:
“The Western Theory uses an analytic approach: separation
of body, mind and spirit (total split between medicine and
religion).
Emphasis on disease and treatment. Impersonal, scientific approach
to health and sickness. Western medicine governed by laws of
the state: man made laws which grow out of political-economic
system. Health and sickness are understood in terms of quantifiable,
scientific data. Man controlling nature, manipulating natural
variables. Doctor is accountable to the government and to his
professional association. Medicine is a business, the patient
is the consumer, the doctor and the medical industry profit.
The government, the taxpayer and the consumer support the doctor
and the practice of medicine. Encourages dependency and abdication
of self government by the people” (Woods, 2003).
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whaler:
“A whaler is one that hunts or processes whales. A vessel
or person employed in the whale fishery” (Dictionary.com
online, 2003).
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White Paper on Indian Policy, 1969:
“The 1969 White Paper, advanced by the relatively new
Trudeau government was based upon a sweeping conceptualization
of equality.
The White Paper proposed that the treaties be terminated, that
Indian status be abolished, that reserve lands be granted to
individual members in fee simple, or sold, and that the Indian
Act and Indian Department be abolished. Indians would be subject
to provincial laws in all respects and no longer a federal
responsibility” (Henderson, 2001).
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wholistic:
“This term embraces a ‘whole of life’ view
including physical, mental, emotional and spiritual realms” (Saskatchewan
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Wiingashk (sweetgrass):
“Wiingashk (Sweetgrass) represents the hair of mother
earth, so it is often braided. Wiingashk is known for its beautiful
aroma when people use it for cleansing. They do this by lighting
the braid on the end, producing a smoke that is used to cleanse
and purify" (Canadian Health Network, 2000). |
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witch doctor:
“Someone who is believed to heal through magical powers;
a sorcerer, prophet, or shamanistic healer, especially among
African peoples;
not in scientific use” (Dictionary.com online, 2003).
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