Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Introduction 3
5. We Call it Healing 19
6. Prevalence, Causes, and Public Discourse
7. Current and Projected Dementia Prevalence in First Nations Populations in Canada 24
8. Indigenous Vascular Dementia an Indigenous Syndemic Dementia Model 41
9. A Story About Joe in the News Media Decolonizing Dementia Discourse 61
10. Coyote 80
11. Indigenous Perspectives on Care and Prevention
12. Perceptions of Dementia Prevention 86
13. The Understanding from Within Project 107
14. Oldest Age Does not Come Alone 133
15. A Fecund Frontier we Listen…in between Talk…We Listen 146
16. Applying Theory and Knowledge to Practice
17. Depression, Diabetes, and Dementia 180
18. Adapting Circa-BC in the Post-Residential-School Era 196
19. Focus(ing) on Love and Respect 215
20. Conclusion 233
21. Acknowledgments 241
22. Contributors 243
23. Index 252