Author: Crowshoe, Reg; Joint Author: Manneschmidt, Sybille
Edition #2; Paperback; Illustrated
University of Calgary Press
ISBN: 1552380440

Reg Crowshoe and Sybille Manneschmidt examine the two health structures that co-exist on the Peigan reserve in southern Alberta; one based on traditional Blackfoot culture, the other on Western European theories of health and healing. Both are practiced on the reserve today, yet only the western approach is acknowledged and endorsed by the Canadian government. Crowshoe and Manneschmidt describe Blackfoot healing traditions, their spiritual foundations, their historical development, and show how they can be integrated into Western approaches to health. Elders on the Peigan reserve have contributed to Akak'stiman through interviews and discussions with the authors. Their oral evidence is complemented by use of historical documents and accounts.