Medicines to Help Us - Book and Prints- by Christi Belcourt

Book & Prints
Author and Illustrator: Christi Belcourt
Translators: Laura Burnouf and Rita Flam and Elder Validation: Rose Richardson
Softcover, 80 pages
Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2007, reprinted in 2023
Printed in Canada

Based on Métis artist Christi Belcourt’s painting “Medicines to Help Us,” this innovative and vibrant resource honours the centuries-old healing traditions of Métis women. For this stunning set of twenty-seven gallery-quality prints and accompanying companion booklet, Christi Belcourt fuses her evocative artwork with Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and Western Science. With contributions from Métis Elders Rose Richardson and Olive Whitford, as well as key Michif phrases and terminology, Medicines to Help Us is the most accessible resource relating to Métis healing traditions produced to date.Awards: Nominated—2008 Book of the Year, Publishing, and First Peoples Publishing,Saskatchewan Book Awards