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Advance care planning / Decision making

Caregiver and caregiving

Children - About

Children - For

Communication

Complementary therapies

Culture

Death and dying

Decision making - see Advance care planning

Diseases

Education

Emotions

Ethics

Family

Financial considerations

Finding health information

Funerals and memorials

Government/group reports

Grief and bereavement

Health care directives - see Advance care planning

Hospice and palliative care

Indigenous people

DVDs/Video

Online Resources

Indigenous Cancer Care Experiences: Video Series Short stories, based on Indigenous story-telling traditions help show the many values, beliefs and needs of Indigenous cancer...

Indigenous Voices First Nations, Inuit and Métis share stories about living with serious illness and grief in over 170 short video clips. Indigenous...

Indigenous Voices Literature Review A Literature Review & Environmental Scan of The Experiences of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis People with Advanced Cancer...

Kaqqutiq Inuit Cancer Glossary - Video Series A series of videos created in many Inuit languages for individuals diagnosed with cancer, their family, friends and health...

Living with a terminal illness This brochure was created by Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health-Improving End-of-Life Care in First Nations...

LivingMyCulture.ca LivingMyCulture. ca shares the lived experience of sixty-four people from eleven cultures. Stories about traditions, rituals...

Palliative Care Toolkit for Aboriginal Communities This free online tool kit was designed by Cancer Care Ontario, in collaboration with patients an families, to respond to...

Pauktuutit's Cancer Glossary Glossary containing 250 terms translated into 5 Inuktitut dialects, including the new single word to accurately describe...

Sahtu Glossary Cancer Terminology A glossary of medical terminology with a focus on cancer to facilitate discussions between First Nations and health officials...

Speak Up: First Nations ACP Resources Advance care planning is a key process for supporting First Nations people to receive palliative and end-of-life care at...