INDIGENOUS HEALING PRACTICES: WHAT IS BLOCKING THE WAY?
Traditional healing practices are a vital aspect of health and wellbeing in Indigenous people globally. Have a look around this site and learn why we need your help to improve access to healing right here in Australia, as well as around the world.
Reference List
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Images Reference List
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Video Reference List
Aboriginal Traditional Dance in Numbulwar, Australia, 2010, video, 25 March. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiGzyFjhxLY. [Accessed 14 October 15].
Anaru Paine Interview, 2013, video, 27 February. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KT47wnwmBw. [Accessed 14 October 15].
Atarangi Maori Healer, 2010, video, 21 August. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyfQ0KXd-8c. [Accessed 14 October 15].
Australian Aborigines Genocide, 2014, video, 10 June. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myGZL9r6LQc. [Accessed 14 October 15].
Awakren Ngangkari Story, 2014, video, 20 January. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aHJt8v5SOM. [Accessed 14 October 15].
Bush Medicine by Brendan Yunupingu, 2012, video, 6 March. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udFaXh4j9Uc. [Accessed 14 October 15].
Frank Ansell – Nungkari Intro, 2011, video, 25 November. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP7ijGN8dco. [Accessed 14 October 15].
Maori Healer Promo Video, 2014, video, 3 April. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bflLqP4on4U. [Accessed 14 October 15].
Native American Elder Uqualla Speaks from Sedona, 2010, video, 25 August. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OlEMMjLebU. [Accessed 14 October 15].
Native American Indian Wisdom, 2011, video, 27 July. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMLVXgSgCyM. [Accessed 14 October 15].
Native American – Traditional War Dance, 2009, video, 20 Decmber. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA0bTp677gk. [Accessed 14 October 15].
The Worst Slaughter of Indian Peoples in United States History – Indians in California, 2014, video, 16 February. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR2IgSIvjCk. [Accessed 14 October 15].