A Long Way from Home
The Tuberculosis Epidemic among the Inuit
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1997
McGill-Queen's University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7735-1216-0 (ISBN)
McGill-Queen's University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7735-1216-0 (ISBN)
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This work offers a comprehensive account of the tuberculosis epidemic among the Inuit in the mid-part of this century.
"A Long Way from Home" offers a comprehensive account of the tuberculosis epidemic among the Inuit in the mid-part of this century. The Inuit were victims not only of the epidemic but also of the Canadian government's shockingly slow response and lack of consideration for their culture. Pat Grygier focuses on patients' experiences and the programmes set up to deal with the epidemic, giving a voice to those involved and a human face to the bare statistics. Based on recollections of patients, interviews with participants in the government programmes, available literature and statistics, and records of the Northern Affairs Program, Grygier examines the programmes for the Inuit in all parts of Canada. She also explores the history of tuberculosis in Canada, conditions of life in the North for both Inuit and non-Natives, and the development and modification of government administration of the North. This new study is aimed at those interested in Native studies, Canadian social and political history, and the history of medicine in Canada.
"A Long Way from Home" offers a comprehensive account of the tuberculosis epidemic among the Inuit in the mid-part of this century. The Inuit were victims not only of the epidemic but also of the Canadian government's shockingly slow response and lack of consideration for their culture. Pat Grygier focuses on patients' experiences and the programmes set up to deal with the epidemic, giving a voice to those involved and a human face to the bare statistics. Based on recollections of patients, interviews with participants in the government programmes, available literature and statistics, and records of the Northern Affairs Program, Grygier examines the programmes for the Inuit in all parts of Canada. She also explores the history of tuberculosis in Canada, conditions of life in the North for both Inuit and non-Natives, and the development and modification of government administration of the North. This new study is aimed at those interested in Native studies, Canadian social and political history, and the history of medicine in Canada.
Part 1 Setting the scene: a brief history of tuberculosis in Canada; the Inuit people and the Arctic; other players: the Hudson's Bay Company and the missionaries; other players - the government and the RCMP. Part 2 The events: emergence of the problem; the assault; the Eastern Arctic Patrol; life in the san; after the hospital - going home, or a southern grave; the 1960s - new measures in the Northwest Territories; distinct but similar: the epidemic in Quebec and Newfoundland. Part 3 Conclusions: the balance sheet - one person's point of view.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.3.1997 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | McGill-Queen's/Associated McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society |
| Zusatzinfo | 18 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Montreal |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7735-1216-0 / 0773512160 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7735-1216-0 / 9780773512160 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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