Na'tsa'maht at Camosun College
We seek knowledge in these territories
Camosun College serves the communities of southern Vancouver Island and the south Gulf Islands that are located in the traditional territories of the Lkwungen (Esquimalt and Songhees), Malahat, Pacheedaht, Pauquachin (W̱SÁNEĆ), Scia'new, Tsartlip (W̱SÁNEĆ), Tsawout (W̱SÁNEĆ), Tseycum (W̱SÁNEĆ), and T’Sou-ke Nations.
Camosun College campuses are located the traditional territories of the Lkwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. We acknowledge their welcome and graciousness to the students who seek knowledge here. Read about the name "Camosun".
The course textbook is available both in the library course reserves and in the library main collection.
Determinants of Indigenous Peoples' Health: Beyond the Social by 
Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing by and about Indigenous Peoples by 
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This guide supports students taking HLTH 111: Indigenous People's Health and those interested in Indigenous health topics. It contains information and links to resources related to Indigenous health including article databases, ebooks, media, websites, citation help and more.
Some of the online resources included in this guide are licensed for use by students and employees of Camosun College and may require you to log in with your student or employee number.
See the other subject guides listed below for additional related content:
The International Journal of Indigenous Health recommends use of this guide by researchers whose work is undertaken within the geographical boundaries of Canada, or as a reference for those doing comparative work across countries including Canada. The National Aboriginal Health Organization Terminology Guidelines define the terms describing Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. Readers should keep in mind that there is no single term to describe Indigenous Peoples.
Try searching for articles, ebooks, books and other resources using keyword search terms related to both Indigenous Peoples and health concepts.
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Indigenous "First Nations" Metis Inuit "Aboriginal Peoples" |
"determinants of health" "cultural safety" "traditional healing" colonialism ceremony |
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spirituality Indigenous |
religion "First Nations" |
faith Aboriginal |
Use an asterisk to search for keywords with multiple endings:
The terms and names Indigenous and Aboriginal peoples use to describe themselves may not be reflected in the subject headings of library organizing systems. For this reason, current library subject language and descriptors may not reflect the preferred language of particular groups and may be considered offensive or controversial. However, terminology still in use by the Library of Congress and other information organizing institutions that establish indexing rules may be helpful for conducting a comprehensive search of content by or about Indigenous Peoples. For this reason, using these subject-heading terms may bring relevant search results worth reviewing.
Use these subject headings to search for books in the catalogue to get focused results:
The off campus login for library resources is the same as your Camosun domain account login (also used for D2L).
You can reset your Camosun domain password at https://password.camosun.ca.
For other problems accessing library resources off campus, please submit a trouble report.
Need help with your research? Use AskAway, a chat-based library help service.