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Indigenous History Month: Books with Indigenous Themes
June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to celebrate and recognize the rich history, heritage, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. We strive to include Indigenous perspectives on grief, death and life in our collection, starting with these titles. See also Canadian Virtual Hospice’s resources. The Berry pickers / Amanda PetersJuly 1962….
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Read with Pride: Books with 2SLGBTQ+ themes
June is Pride month, and I want to highlight 2SLGBTQ+ titles in the Grief Library. See also Canadian Virtual Hospice resources. Love is love and grief belongs to us all. ~Terri The Handbook of LGBTQIA-inclusive hospice and palliative care / Kimberly D. AcquavivaHospice and palliative care professionals are experts at caring for individuals and families…
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NSHPCA Conference 2025
What a delight to be an exhibitor at the NSHPCA Conference. Its theme was The cultural implications of death, dying, and grief. As an exhibitor, I didn’t get to many sessions, but Dr. Amit Arya‘s opening keynote Equity at the Heart of Care challenged the audience to look carefully for forms of racism. In Arya’s…
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Healing Pathways Grant, NSHPCA
The Valley Hospice Foundation has a Grief & Bereavement Committee which meets to discuss the activities and initiatives our community could benefit from, including the Grief Library. During a meeting on April 7, Board Chair Gerry Morey called to inform us we had been awarded a grant from NSHPCA Healing Pathways Our application was successful!…
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Todd Veinotte Show 95.7
Thanks to Todd Veinotte for a great conversation on Halifax City News 95.7. The Library piece appears at 1:40:03. We talked about The Grief Library, grief in general, and how rewarding this project is. We appreciate the interest in our work!
