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Medicine Unbundled:: A Journey through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care

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Geddes, Gary. British Columbia, Canada: Heritage House , 2017. 1st.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF NR 100 GED 2017
After the publication of his critically acclaimed 2011 book Drink the Bitter Root: A Writer?s Search for Justice and Healing in Africa, author Gary Geddes turned the investigative lens on his own country, embarking on a long and difficult journey across Canada to interview Indigenous elders willing…
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Author
Geddes, Gary
Edition
1st
Place of Publication
British Columbia, Canada
Publisher
Heritage House
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
320pp
Subjects
Anti-Racism
Diversity
Indigenous
Reconciliation
Abstract
After the publication of his critically acclaimed 2011 book Drink the Bitter Root: A Writer?s Search for Justice and Healing in Africa, author Gary Geddes turned the investigative lens on his own country, embarking on a long and difficult journey across Canada to interview Indigenous elders willing to share their experiences of segregated health care, including their treatment in the "Indian hospitals" that existed from coast to coast for over half a century.
The memories recounted by these survivors?from gratuitous drug and surgical experiments to electroshock treatments intended to destroy the memory of sexual abuse?are truly harrowing, and will surely shatter any lingering illusions about the virtues or good intentions of our colonial past. Yet, this is more than just the painful history of a once-so-called vanishing people (a people who have resisted vanishing despite the best efforts of those in charge); it is a testament to survival, perseverance, and the power of memory to keep history alive and promote the idea of a more open and just future.
Released to coincide with the Year of Reconciliation (2017), Medicine Unbundled is an important and timely contribution to our national narrative.
ISBN
978-1772031645
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF NR 100 GED 2017
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