Wednesday, November 12, 2008

A Drive to Curve Lake...

This is highway 115 in our way to Peterborough. It was a bright, sunny day, but instantly we hit a wall of fog and all you could see was this. Our road trip took us to the Curve Lake Ojibwa Community. We visited a First Nations community to learn more about their healing practices. We visited a cultural centre and a store where the museum of the community was located. In the cultural centre we were assisted by Gary who told us the different practices they use in the Curve Lake community and shared some stories with us. This experience emulated a therapeutic visit to a remote area and showed the challenges that some communities may have to receive health care services especially when they are remote to the bigger cities.

Happy Nursing!

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

That trip was very beneficial for the class! I definitely learnt a lot about this culture, and I will bring it forth in my future practices. Thanks!

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