Long Way from Home: The Tuberculosis Epidemic among the Inuit

Pat Sandiford Grygier

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Long Way from Home

The Tuberculosis Epidemic among the Inuit

Pat Sandiford Grygier

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1994

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Volume 2 | McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society

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A Long Way from Home is the first 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 programs set up to deal with the epidemic, giving a voice to those involved and a human face to the bare statistics.

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History Regional and National History North America Canada

Front Matter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Figures and Maps Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Place Names Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xxi
Setting the Scene
A Brief History of Tuberculosis in Canada Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	3
The Inuit People and the Arctic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	16
Other Players: The Hudson’s Bay Company and the Missionaries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	29
Other Players: The Government and the RCMP Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	40
The Events
Emergence of the Problem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	55
The Assault Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	66
The Eastern Arctic Patrol Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	86
Life in the San. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	104
After the Hospital: Going Home, or a Southern Grave Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	117
The 1960s: New Measures in the Northwest Territories Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	133
Distinct but Similar: The Epidemic in Quebec and Newfoundland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	152
Conclusions
The Balance Sheet: One Person’s Point of View Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	175
Appendices
Arctic Administration and Principal Events, 1870-1970 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	189
Interviews Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	193
Hospitals to which Inuit Were Sent, 1940s to 1960s Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	195
NANR “Standard Eskimo Discharge Kit” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	198
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	201
A Note on Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	221
Credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	223
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	225

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October 24, 1994

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9780773564855

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272

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780773564855

eBook ISBN: 9780773564855

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