Wilful Neglect : The Federal Response to Tuberculosis among First Nations, 1867-1945.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Jane.

Contributor:

Batise, Shawn.

Series:

McGill-Queen's/AMS Healthcare Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society Series

McGill-Queen's/AMS Healthcare Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society Series ; v.67

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Wilful Neglect explores the devastating consequences of the Department of Indian Affairs' responses to tuberculosis among First Nations in Canada from 1867 to 1945, demonstrating a direct link between historic health policies and modern disparities.

Contents:

Cover

WILFUL NEGLECT

Series Page

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Figures and Table

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

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

2 "There is a ready compliance on their part with regulations": Assimilation at All Costs Through Civilizing, Christianizing, and Sanitizing the Infected, 1884-1903

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

4 "We have been trying to get off rather cheaply": Treatment of "Indian Tuberculosis," 1914-1928

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

6 "A comprehensive and progressive program is long overdue": New Funding and Treatment Facilities, 1938-1945

Conclusion: If Preventable, Why Not Prevented?

Afterword

Appendix A: Individuals Responsible for the Department of Indian Affairs (1867-1945)

Appendix B: Department of Indian Affairs Medical Expenses (1868-1904)

Appendix C: Timeline of United Church Mission Hospitals Opened in Canada

Appendix D: Canadian Tuberculosis Association Expenses (1902-1945)

Appendix E: Department of Indian Affairs Medical Expenses (1905-1945)

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Thomas, Jane Wilful Neglect

ISBN:

9780228026211

OCLC:

1517658714