Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations, Figures, and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction xv
6. Health
7. The Impact of Colonization on Aboriginal Health in British Columbia: Overview 3
8. ‘My People Are Sick. My Young Men Are Angry’: The Impact of Colonization on Aboriginal Diet and Nutrition 19
9. ‘Running Out of Spaces’: Sanitation and Environment in Aboriginal Habitations 38
10. A ‘Scandalous Procession’: Residential Schooling and the Reformation of Aboriginal Bodies 57
11. Healing
12. Aboriginal Conceptions of the Body, Disease, and Medicine 83
13. Acts of Humanity: Indian Health Services 100
14. Doctors, Hospitals, and Field Matrons: On the Ground with Indian Health Services 129
15. Medical Pluralism in Aboriginal Communities 153
16. Conclusion 173
17. Notes 179
18. A Note on Sources 219
19. Select Bibliography 225
20. Index 242