About the Book
Being a homegrown prairie girl, I have long held the belief that this wide
open and surreal space called Saskatchewan cultivates some unique and amazing
people.
For years, I have been intrigued with stories of Saskatchewan folk medicine.
Often it is practiced by rural people or people living in small communities, and
one hears of these people only through word–of–mouth. Sometimes the
practitioners are of a certain culture (Ukrainian, Métis, East Indian), and
their healing techniques have been passed down through elders. Other times, the
practitioners are self–taught; they were born with a gift for ‘seeing’ or
‘feeling,’ which they’ve used to heal others.
I have interviewed 13 extraordinary people, and written stories on each.
There is Rose Richardson, a Métis woman in Green Lake, who lives in the world of
spirits and is guided by them to find specific plants to heal a variety of
illnesses. There is Lee Donison, an older gentleman in Regina, who humbly and
quietly heals sprains and fractures, macular degeneration, Multiple Sclerosis
and even cancer — sometimes in mere minutes. There is Pauline Hnatiw, a
Ukrainian woman in Bruno, who is one of the few people in the province still
performing the old tradition of wax pouring, used to take one’s fears away; that, along with her no–nonsense bodywork skills attract people from all over the country to come and be healed by her. There is Pat Hollier, a clairvoyant medium in the town of Hudson Bay. By simply holding a person’s hand, she becomes a conduit between the living and the dead and is able to pass along highly personal and usually poignant messages from a deceased loved one. There is Carmen Humphrey, a now–famous Catholic faith healer in Saskatoon who is a constant witness to miracles; with her prayer, people are cured of cancer, allergies, lifelong depression — Carmen regularly watches tumours disappear and rashes clear up before her eyes.
And there are many more.
This book chronicles my journey as I encounter some of the little–known, yet amazing, healers in Saskatchewan.
Jacqueline Moore
Saskatoon, 2009
open and surreal space called Saskatchewan cultivates some unique and amazing
people.
For years, I have been intrigued with stories of Saskatchewan folk medicine.
Often it is practiced by rural people or people living in small communities, and
one hears of these people only through word–of–mouth. Sometimes the
practitioners are of a certain culture (Ukrainian, Métis, East Indian), and
their healing techniques have been passed down through elders. Other times, the
practitioners are self–taught; they were born with a gift for ‘seeing’ or
‘feeling,’ which they’ve used to heal others.
I have interviewed 13 extraordinary people, and written stories on each.
There is Rose Richardson, a Métis woman in Green Lake, who lives in the world of
spirits and is guided by them to find specific plants to heal a variety of
illnesses. There is Lee Donison, an older gentleman in Regina, who humbly and
quietly heals sprains and fractures, macular degeneration, Multiple Sclerosis
and even cancer — sometimes in mere minutes. There is Pauline Hnatiw, a
Ukrainian woman in Bruno, who is one of the few people in the province still
performing the old tradition of wax pouring, used to take one’s fears away; that, along with her no–nonsense bodywork skills attract people from all over the country to come and be healed by her. There is Pat Hollier, a clairvoyant medium in the town of Hudson Bay. By simply holding a person’s hand, she becomes a conduit between the living and the dead and is able to pass along highly personal and usually poignant messages from a deceased loved one. There is Carmen Humphrey, a now–famous Catholic faith healer in Saskatoon who is a constant witness to miracles; with her prayer, people are cured of cancer, allergies, lifelong depression — Carmen regularly watches tumours disappear and rashes clear up before her eyes.
And there are many more.
This book chronicles my journey as I encounter some of the little–known, yet amazing, healers in Saskatchewan.
Jacqueline Moore
Saskatoon, 2009
