Brand Name: PROVINCE APOTHECARY

About this book:
Based on Métis artist Christi Belcourt’s painting “Medicines to Help Us,” this innovative and vibrant resource honors the centuries-old healing traditions of Métis women. For this stunning set of twenty-seven gallery-quality prints, Christi Belcourt fuses her evocative artwork with Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and Western Science. With contributions from Métis Elders Rose Richardson and Olive Whitford, as well as key Michif phrases and terminology, Medicines to Help Us is the most accessible resource relating to Métis healing traditions produced to date.

Details:

• Author/Illustrator: Christi Belcourt
• Translators: Laura Burnouf and Rita Flamand
• Elder Validation: Rose Richardson
• Format: Prints and Book, English/Île-à-la-Crosse Michif/Michif-Cree
• Awards: Nominated—2008 Book of the Year, Publishing, and First Peoples Publishing,
• Saskatchewan Book Awards
• 100% of profits from the sale of this book will be donated to The Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto