Indigenous Peoples and Dementia NAC10 You Hold Me Up/ ê-ohpiniyan

You Hold Me Up/ ê-ohpiniyan by award-winning author Monique Gray Smith is a 32-page dual language picture book about friendship and kindness ideal for preschool and primary level students as educators introduce topics such as reconciliation

including the Nisga'a

White Roots of Peace

James Gunner

The book layout is simple and appealing with colour photographs and diagrams for each step in the weaving process

Indigenous Peoples and Dementia NAC10 You Hold Me Up/ ê-ohpiniyanIndigenous People and Dementia brings together research and Indigenous knowledge on memory loss and memory care in later life to assist students, practitioners, and educators to decolonize their work with Indigenous peoples. Dementia is on the rise around the world, and health organizations in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand are responding to the urgent need voiced by communities and practitioners for guidance on how best to address memory