One report on death-related practices among American-Indian (or First Nation) peoples in Canada suggested the value of trained native interpreters who could

a. interpret biomedical concepts to clinical staff
b. explain cultural perspectives on terminal illness and postmortem rituals to native peoples
c. advocate locating death in urban, tertiary-care hospitals
d. conduct memorial "potlach" ceremonies before a person dies
e. serve as advocates to enable patients to return to their home communities in the final daysof life


E

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