Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Figures and Table ix
5. Foreword xi
6. Acknowledgments xv
7. Abbreviations xxi
8. Introduction 1
9. 1 “The promises we have to make to you are not for today only but for tomorrow”: Setting Precedent Through Legislation, Treaties, and Government Practice, 1867–1883 25
10. 2 “There is a ready compliance on their part with regulations”: Assimilation at All Costs Through Civilizing, Christianizing, and Sanitizing the Infected, 1884–1903 47
11. 3 “We are giving the best attention we can to the medical needs of the Indians”: Dr Peter Bryce’s anti-TB Crusade, 1904–1913 70
12. 4 “We have been trying to get off rather cheaply”: Treatment of “Indian Tuberculosis,” 1914–1928 109
13. 5 “The activities of the medical branch cannot fairly be judged by the visible results”: Vaccine Trials, Pilot Projects, and a New Medical Services Branch, 1929–1937 139
14. 6 “A comprehensive and progressive program is long overdue”: New Funding and Treatment Facilities, 1938–1945 172
15. Conclusion: If Preventable, Why Not Prevented? 193
16. Afterword 199
17. Appendix A: Individuals Responsible for the Department of Indian Affairs (1867–1945) 202
18. Appendix B: Department of Indian Affairs Medical Expenses (1868–1904) 206
19. Appendix C: Timeline of United Church Mission Hospitals Opened in Canada 208
20. Appendix D: Canadian Tuberculosis Association Expenses (1902–1945) 210
21. Appendix E: Department of Indian Affairs Medical Expenses (1905–1945) 212
22. Notes 217
23. Bibliography 271
24. Index 289