Healing through art : ritualized space and Cree identity / Nadia Ferrara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferrara, Nadia, 1967-

Series:

McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 41.

McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art therapy--James Bay Region.

Art therapy.

Cree Indians--Ethnic identity.

Cree Indians.

Cree Indians--Mental health--James Bay Region.

Cree Indians--Psychology.

Physical Description:

xiv, 167 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ferrara, who is accepted as a healer in Cree communities, shows how art therapy became a ritual for her patients, noting that Crees often associate art therapy and their experience in the bush and arguing that both constitute a place for them to re-affirm their notions of self. By including patient drawings and letting us hear Cree voices, "Healing through Art" gives us a sense of the reality of everyday Cree experience. This innovative book transcends disciplinary boundaries and makes a significant contribution to anthropology, Native Studies, and clinical psychology.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Crees in Quebec

Cree Styles of Communication

Cree Mythopoetic Thought

Ritualizing Space through Art Therapy

Conclusion: Art Therapy as an Interstice for the Cree Self

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references, p. [147]-162.

ISBN:

1-282-86191-3

9786612861918

0-7735-7198-1

OCLC:

929120874