Research guides: HLTH 112: Holistic Health and Healing: Find Media

Media Sources at Camosun

Camosun Libraries offer a variety of streaming and media resources. See the Media Sources at Camosun Research Guide for more information.

Curio.ca
Streaming audio and video content from CBC and Radio-Canada. Provides access to thousands of programs and documentaries with English, French-language and Indigenous content.

Audio Cine Films
Streaming video database of popular and classic feature films and documentaries. Films available in multiple languages. Includes Disney, Pixar, MGM, Universal, Sony, and more. Over 700 titles included.
ACF does not currently support playback on iOS devices including iPhones and iPads

BBC Ideas: Short Films and Videos for Curious Minds
This database of BBC short films and videos covers a variety of topics and themes. Search for integrated, complementary or alternative healthcare or other related topics.

NFB Education
Includes films that are freely available on the NFB site, plus exclusive access to over 500 films in the education collection, teaching guides, interactive projects and other resources. On campus viewing does not require an account. To access the education collection, you must create an account and follow the instructions. To create playlists and chapters of films, see the Quick Start Guide.
To see a list of subscription films only: access Education from the home page. You can sign into your CAMPUS account from this page.

Directions for adding NFB Education videos to D2L sites This guide is designed for faculty wanting to embed NFB Education videos and playlists into D2L course sites.

NFB Campus User Guide
For Faculty who want to create a Campus account to create playlists

Indigenous Plant Diva by NFB Canada
Kamala Todd's short film is a lyrical portrait of Cease Wyss, of the Squamish Nation. Wyss is a woman who understands the remarkable healing powers of the plants growing all over downtown Vancouver.
No Turning Back by National Film Board of Canada
Call Number: Streaming Video
This film follows the aftermath of the Oka crisis, which brought Indigenous rights into sharp focus. After the barricades came down, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples was created. For two-and-a-half years, teams of Indigenous filmmakers followed the Commission on its journey.
The Invisible Nation (NFB)
The Algonquin once lived in harmony with the vast territory they occupied. This balance was upset when the Europeans arrived in the 16th century. Gradually, their Aboriginal traditions were undermined and their natural resources plundered. Today, barely 9,000 Algonquin are left.
Totem: the Return of the G'psgolox Pole
Call Number: E 99 H23 T68 2008 (LAN)
Totem: the Return of the G'psgolox Pole documented the struggle of the Haisla people of Kitimat B.C. to recover a traditional mortuary totem pole from a Swedish museum.