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Author Ferrara, Nadia, 1967- author.

Title Healing through art : ritualized space and Cree identity / Nadia Ferrara
Published Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2004]
©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 167 pages) : illustrations
Series McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 41
McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 41.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The Crees in Quebec -- 3. Cree styles of communication -- 4. Cree mythopoetic thought -- 5. Ritualizing space through art therapy -- 6. Conclusion : art therapy as an interstice for the Cree self
Summary "In Healing through Art, Nadia Ferrara shows how art therapy has been used as a successful form of healing among Crees in northern Quebec. Although Ferrara is not Native and was not using a traditional method, her art therapy became a ritual for her patients and she was accepted in Cree communities as a healer. Through analysis of her patients experiences. Ferrara shows that crees often associate art therapy with their time in the bush and argues that both the bush and the therapeutic space constitute places where they re-affirm their notions of self. She also examines how individual trauma is perceived, defined, and narrated by Cree individuals and discusses the role that their culture and definitions of self play in therapy." "By including patient drawings and letting us hear their voices, Healing through Art gives us a sense of the reality of everyday Cree experience. This book transcends disciplinary boundaries and makes a significant contribution to anthropology, native studies, and clinical psychology."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-162) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Cree Indians -- Mental health -- James Bay Region
Art therapy -- James Bay Region
Cree Indians -- Ethnic identity
Cree Indians -- Psychology
Self-perception.
Art therapy.
Art Therapy
Indians, North American -- psychology
Self Concept
art therapy.
MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- General.
PSYCHOLOGY -- General.
Self-perception
Art therapy
Cree Indians -- Psychology
SUBJECT Canada
Subject Canada -- James Bay Region
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780773571983
0773571981
1282861913
9781282861916
9786612861918
6612861916