Autor: James B. Waldram

What is known about Aboriginal mental health and mental illness, and on what basis is this ‘knowing’ assumed? This question, while appearing simple, leads to a tangled web of theory, method, and data …

What is known about Aboriginal mental health and mental illness, and on what basis is this ”knowing” assumed? This question, while appearing simple, leads to a tangled web of theory, method, and da …

The essays in Anthropology, Public Policy, and Native Peoples in Canada provide a comprehensive evaluation of past, present, and future forms of anthropological involvement in public policy issues th …

This is a detailed ethnographic study of a therapeutic prison unit in Canada for the treatment of sexual offenders. Utilizing extensive interviews and participant-observation over an eighteen month p …

James B. Waldram’s groundbreaking study, An Imperative to Cure: Principles and Practice of Q’eqchi’ Maya Medicine in Belize, explores how our understanding of Indigenous therapeutics changes if we vi …