BCANDS Videos

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Gifts to Offer profiles eight Aboriginal persons with various disabilities who are active within their communities, school, and work. The theme of the video is that we all have a contribution to make -- we all have Gifts to Offer.

Participants: Wendy Charbonneau, Terreanne Derrick, Randy Fred, Koskas (Billy Dan), Valerie A. Monkman, Richard Peter, Bernadette Thomas, Paula Wesley, Cathy Wilkins.

This video is an educational tool for Aboriginal Human Resource Development professionals, and other social development professionals.

Project partners: First Nations Employment Society, Vancouver, BC Aboriginal Relations Office, Human Resources Development Canada, Ottawa, ON.

BCANDS and Rusty Wilson received an award for the "Gifts to Offer" video for most inspirational video of the year, sponsored by Global TV.

©2000, BCANDS    Video credit: Kla-how-ya Productions

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Life is a Treasure provides insight and inspiration into the lives of Aboriginal persons with disabilities in Canada. Participants share their personal stories and efforts to be included in society.

This video can be used as an educational tool for Aboriginal Human Services professionals and other mainstream human service providers.

Version 1 is 46 minutes long and contains in-depth interviews. Version 2 is 15 minutes long and contains the point form discussion from the version 1 video.

Project financed with the assistance of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, BC Ministry of Health and BC Ministry of Social Services.

Healthy Elders: Wisdom of Healthy Living features four exceptional Aboriginal elders who have overcome many challenges on the road of healthy living. Lillian Allison - Sanders, Ernie Phillip and George and Ruth Cook share their powerful personal stories that offer hope and inspiration to all seniors.

Join Amanda in the Circle of Health: Eight Ways to Choose a Healthier Lifestyle. Subject 1. Health. 2. First Nations health workers--Health.

Summary This video is about the developing a healthy life style in your community, and the eight ways to a healthy life style and they are as followed: alcohol and drug free, health diet, exercise, education, don't smoke, positive attitude, responsibility, avoid jealousy.
Publisher Victoria, BC: Arrow Productions, Inc, 2003.
Phys Desc 15.: min

Journey Through the Healing Circle Set- price for complete Package is $ 85.00 consist  of set of 4 BOOKS, 2 VIDEOS  and 3 Resource Guide

The little fox and the little mask: fetal alcohol syndrome; your special child between 12-17 years old.
Subject 1. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome--diagnosis. 2. Substance-Related Disorders.

Summary This story portrays a mother and father fox and their young daughter fox who has FAS. Focus is on age’s birth to five. The little mask this story portrays two young raccoons with FAS/FAE who are left to fend for themselves after losing their parents in a tragic alcohol related accident. Focus is on age’s six to eleven.

Author LaDue, Robin; Hartness, Carolyn

Publisher Seattle, WA: The Department of Social & Health Services, 1999.
Phys Desc 55 min.

Journey Through the healing circle: sees no danger wanders afar. Subject 1. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome-- diagnosis 2. Substance-Related Disorders

Summary This story portrays two young bears with FAS/FAE who meet, fall in love, and must fend for themselves after leaving home at a young age. Focus in on ages twelve to seventeen. Travels in circles this story portrays a young puffin with FAS/FAE who is left to fend for himself after losing his parents in a tragic alcohol related accident. Focus in on ages eighteen to twenty two.

Author LaDue, Robin; Hartness, Carolyn

Publisher Seattle,: A : The Department of Social & Health Services, 1999.