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Inventing the thrifty gene : the science of settler colonialism /

"Though First Nations communities in Canada have historically lacked access to clean water, affordable food, and equitable healthcare, they have never lacked access to well-funded scientists seeking to study them. Inventing the Thrifty Gene examines the relationship between science and settler...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hay, Travis (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction Underserviced and Overstudied
  • On the Origins of Thrifty Genes: Charles Darwin and the HMS Beagle
  • Operation of Being Civilized: Sir Francis Bond Head and the Foundation of Federal Indian Policy
  • Studied to Death: Chief Medical Officers and the Scientization of Federal Indian Policy
  • Marrow Thief: James v. Neel and the Invention of the Thrifty Gene
  • Chief Josias Fiddler: Remembering the Hunger Strike of '88
  • Return of the Thrifty Gene: From the DNA Deal to Its Curious Afterlife
  • CONCLUSION
  • Grandfather Rocks of Josias Fiddler
  • AFTERWORD
  • Josias Fiddler's Life and Legacy / Teri Redsky Fiddler.