Patshitinikutau Natukunisha Tshishennuat Uitshuau (a place for Elders to spend their last days in life): a qualitative study about Innu perspectives on end-of-life care.
Russell DaweJack PenashueMary Pia BenuenAnastasia QupeeAndrea PikeMelanie van SoerenCarolyn Sturge SparkesMercy WinsorKristin Harris WalshHiliary HasanNathaniel PollockPublished in: BMC palliative care (2024)
The Innu in Sheshatshiu have a rich culture that contributes to the health, care, and overall well-being of Innu people approaching end of life. Western medicine is often beneficial in the care that it provides; however, it becomes culturally unsafe when it fails to take Innu cultural and spiritual knowledge and traditions into account.