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Wellness Resources

A circle of healing
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

1989
Video
Creators
Cherniack, David
Contributors
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Bonisteel, Roy
Description
"Man alive program looks at sexual abuse in native communities, particularly in the Alkali Lake community. It concentrates on native people that were sexually abused as children, on the psychological effects of sexual abuse and on group therapy as a cure. It also traces the root of the problem to the residential school system."

More Information

Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
Statement of Responsibility
written and directed by David Cherniack.
Publication Information
[Toronto] : CBC
Physical Description
1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. 1/2 in
Notes
Originally broadcast on the CBC television program entitled: Man alive.
Host: Roy Bonisteel.
VHS format.
Man alive (Television program).
Social work videorecordings in the University of British Columbia Library.
Contents
Pt. 1. Breaking the silence. -- pt. 2. When the eagle lands on the moon.
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