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Introduction to CINDEA
CINDEA
is a Canadian-based organization, which respects
the wisdom of ancient death traditions and encourages
the renewal of older death practices that are
appropriate to our modern-day life. In
the past, communities cared for their own dying
folk — and creatively adapted, that is still
an option available to us. CINDEA
's approach is one of a wide range of initiatives
that are drawing our culture into a deeper relationship
with nature and the cycles of life and death —
the modern version of "a good death"
for all involved in it.
We
are committed to the unfolding development of
the Pan-death Movement, including Death Midwifery
(which largely parellels Birth Midwifery)
and related death-care roles/practices. Clarifications
of these roles, and what they are called, is in
its infancy — therefore, we have offered
definitions of several alternative death-care
roles. We support the networking
of various kinds of end-of-life practitioners,
as well as providing more general comprehensive
dying and death resources.
Throughout
the site, you will see the word "pan-death"
frequently used: it is our way of simply saying
"across the whole of the spectrum of dying
and death care".
We
invite you to read through this site and hope
that you will find what you are looking for. We
welcome your questions, feedback and participation
in refining and promoting this significant mission
at contact
us.
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Navigating
this Site
Further
clarification of the CINDEA site as a whole
can be found at our site
map, which includes full headings of each
pages' sections. Pages on Post-death
Care/Home Funerals and Greening Death are planned
for the near future.
A
quick summary of the CINDEA site
is always available on the left
menu or through the
site map,
or you can search
this site this site for any word or phrase.
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Timely
Announcements
First
Final Passages training in Canada took
place in Duncan (Vancouver Island), B.C. —
Levels I and II during April 12-15, 2013. A
Home Funeral Guide guides families through post-death
care which is at home and family-directed
(this includes the necessary paperwork).
Pashta MaryMoon was the guest speaker
on B.C. regulations and the CINDEA organization
in Canada.
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Mission
Statement
CINDEA
(Canadian Integrative Network for
Death Education and Alternatives) has been
created to:
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provide
information and educational resources, focused
on a broad
spectrum of options throughout the pan-death
process (before, during and
after death), |
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promote
pan-death options that are more natural, personalized
and/or ecologically-responsible, |
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support
the networking of those who offer related
services in Canada, and |
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encourage
the acceptance of death as a natural part
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in
order to integrate all of the facets of the pan-death
process.
Vision
Statement
CINDEA's
purpose is to:
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support
the modern movement to re-integrate death
into the 'cycle of life' in a healthy way
within
our culture |
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inform
the public of existing options for the pan-death
process that they may not be aware of |
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encourage
the expansion of pan-death options which are
less institutionalized and more personalized
to the values of the Death Journeyer and their
family |
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support
all the required elements of 'dying at home'
(including at-home after-death
care), as well as encourage care facilities
to make more personalized options available
within their facility |
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encourage
the integration of services available before,
during and after death |
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support
the developing movement of Death Midwives,
and establish a process to recognize Death
Midwives who offering pan-death services in
Canada — as well as other alternated
service providers who offer more specialized
services within the pan-death process |
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encouraging
the networking of pan-death service providers,
and public accessibility to them |
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support
options for natural death, Green Burials,
and other ecologically-conscious 'end of life'
practices. |
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Mailing
List for CINDEA Updates
If you wish to be put on our mailing list for
occasional updates on additions to the
CINDEA site
or notification of workshops and presentations,
please contact
us.
If you no longer wish to receive
these updates, please let us know and we will
remove you from the list.
Be assured that we will not share your contact
information with anyone without your permission.
CINDEA
is now on
Facebook
Our thanks to Skeena
web services for hosting this site
We also acknowledge the use of GRsites
programs and backgrounds.
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