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Medicine Circles Defeating Tuberculosis in Southern California

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 23, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 477-498
Discusses the introduction to Western Medicine in communities by students learning about public health and sanitation in the boarding schools.
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Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection in First Nations Preschool Children in Alberta: Implications for BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guérin) Vaccine Withdrawal

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandy Jacobs
Andrea Warman
Natalie Roehrig
Wadieh Yacoub
Chandrani Wijayasinghe
et al.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 98, no. 2, March/April 2007, pp. 116-120
Discusses a survey undertaken to determine the annual risk of infection (ARI) in First Nations preschoolers.
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Negotiating Identities: Inuit Tuberculosis Evacuees in the 1940s-1950s

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ebba Olofsson
Tara L. Holton
Imaapik "Jacob" Partridge
Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 32, no. 2, Franz Boas et les Inuit / Franz Boas and the Inuit, 2008, pp. 127-149
Examines how relocation affected the identity of Inuit and other Indigenous people.
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Northern Manitoba Treaty Party, 1949

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Noton
Manitoba History, no. 39, Spring/Summer, 2000, pp. 15-21
Author travelled with the party, taking x-rays in an effort to detect and control tuberculosis.
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Norway House Residential School and Tuberculosis, 1900-1946

Alternate Title
Multiplying and Dividing: Tuberculosis in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand
RAL-e ; no.3, 2008
Research in Anthropology & Linguistics-e ; no. 3, 2008
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Melissa Stoops
Looks at TB impact in one residential school. Chapter 12 from: Multiplying and Dividing: Tuberculosis in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Judith Littleton, Julie Park, Ann Herring and Tracy Farmer. Scroll down to page 149 to read chapter.
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The Nutrition and Health of the James Bay Indian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. P. Vivian
Charles McMillan
P. E. Moore
E. Chant Robertson
W. H. Sebrell ... [et al.]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 59, no. 6, December 1948, pp. 505-518
Study recommends improved medical and dental services, improved food supply, and health and nutrition education for the First Nations in this region.
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Old Keyam: A Framework for Examining Disproportionate Experience of Tuberculosis among Aboriginal Peoples of the Canadian Prairies

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathleen McMullin
Sylvia Abonyi
Maria Mayan
Pamela Orr
Carmen Lopez-Hille ... [et al.]
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 9, no. 1, November 2012, pp. 30-40
Explores the concept of keyam (to give up) in relation to tuberculosis transmission. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 30.
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An Overview of Registered Indian Conditions in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
N. H. Lithwick
Marvin Schiff
Eric Vernon
Historical data based on 1981 Census. Analysis of key demographic, social and economic indicators and comparison between on- and off-reserve populations.
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The Potential Impacts of COVID-19 on Inuit Nunangat

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Discusses factors which could make the Inuit more susceptible to the disease such as overcrowded housing, access to healthcare, and Tuberculosis, as well as how the disease may affect education, livelihoods, and increase family violence.
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Predictors of Clustering of Tuberculosis in Greater Vancouver: A Molecular Epidemiologic Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eduardo Hernández-Garduño
Dennis Kunimoto
Lei Wang
Mabel Rodrigues
R. Kevin Elwood
William Black
Sunny Mak
and J. Mark FitzGerald
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 167, no. 4, August 20, 2002, pp. 349-352
Combining DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with conventional methods to better target groups at high risk of transmission of tuberculosis.
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Province Must Address Concerns

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, April 8, 2002, p. B1
Explores the reasons behind the high incidence of tuberculosis among First Nations people in Saskatchewan.
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Rationalizing Epidemics: Meaning and Uses of American Indian Mortality since 1600

Alternate Title
Evolving Disparities: Native American Versus National Disease Response Rates and Their Explanatory Models
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joan Weibel-Orlando
Current Anthropology, vol. 47, no. 4, August 2006, pp. 699-700
Book review of: Rationalizing Epidemics: Meaning and Uses of American Indian Mortality since 1600 by David S. Jones.
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