Some Indian Medicine Two Hundred And Forty Years Ago And Now

Description: 

Information from a diary written by Henry Kelsey from July to December of 1691 in Hudson's Bay Territory describes customs from an unnamed Canadian tribe related to women, food, death, cérémonies. One particular ceremony involving a chief is described in detail.

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Death, Traditional Treatment, Tribal Actions
Original Date: 
1936
Creator: 
Brooks H.
Language: 
English
Rights: 
Records indicate that the UNM Health Sciences Library owns a copy of this item, but there may be a need to clear rights with a copyright holder prior to sharing with the public.
Source: 
American Journal Of Surgery; Medical Record 1936;144:329-30.
Identifier: 
9901243
Subject: 
Cremation, Cultural Characteristics, Shamanism, Traditional Medicine
Type: 
Monograph