Session Info:

Indigenous peoples possess deep cultural knowledge for caring for those who are preparing to journey to the spirit world. However, settler-colonialism disrupted the passing down of this knowledge by imposing Western healthcare systems that invalidated traditional practices. To improve more equitable and positive outcomes for Indigenous peoples, Indigenous peoples must lead the way forward in re-claiming Indigenous Knowledges for caring for people at the end of life.

This presentation shares caregiving practices from Indigenous Elders that can be re-activated to support community members at the end of life.

Speaker Bio:

Holly Prince is an Anishinaabekwe and member of Opwaaganisiniing in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. She has a Master’s in Social Work and a Ph.D. in Educational Studies.

Holly’s research focuses on decolonial and Indigenist education, Indigenous health equity, there resurgence and re-activation of Indigenous Knowledges, and community-based research.

She has devoted the last 20 years to advancing the right of Indigenous peoples’ access to culturally appropriate and equitable palliative care, and has mobilized her efforts as a national champion of human rights and dignity for people preparing to journey back to the spirit world. More recently, Holly was awarded the King Charles II Coronation Medal for her unwavering dedication and contributions to hospice palliative care in Canada.

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