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This collection consists of materials collected by Ashley Halko-Addley for her graduate research project, Waxing Away Illness, at the University of Alberta. In 2018, Ashley conducted interviews and observations of the wax ceremony in Saskatchewan and Alberta. This collection consists primarily of transcripts, audio recordings, and fieldnotes, with select supplementary materials.

A supplementary website was created by Ashley Halko-Addley. The website highlights some of the participants and important selections from their interviews. The website can be accessed here: https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/waxingawayillness/

This item is a business card for wax pourer, Diane Schitka

This file contains fieldnotes from interviews and observations. Fieldnotes were written up immediately following interviews and observations. Fieldnotes were anonymized according to the wishes of the participants.

Six photographs of wax taken at the time of interview. The wax was poured by Mrs. N.D. at an unknown time and for an unknown person in the past.

This file consists of transcripts and audio files collected with TJ and Gail Fenton

These two small crystals were gifted to Ashley Halko-Addley from Diane Schitka during their interview. Diane uses the crystals in her healing and often send crystals home with people she pours wax for.