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Separate beds : a history of Indian hospitals in Canada, 1920s-1980s / Maureen K. Lux.
This is the shocking story of Canada's system of segregated health care. Operated by the same bureaucracy that was expanding health care opportunities for most Canadians, the "Indian Hospitals" were underfunded, understaffed, overcrowded, and rife with coercion and medical experimentation. Established to keep the Aboriginal tuberculosis population isolated, they became a means of ensuring that other Canadians need not share access to modern hospitals with Aboriginal patients. Tracing the history of the system from its fragmentary origins to its gradual collapse, the author describes the arbitrary and contradictory policies that governed the "Indian Hospitals," the experiences of patients and staff, and the vital grassroots activism that pressed the federal government to acknowledge its treaty obligations.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781442645578 (bound)
- ISBN: 9781442613867 (paperback)
- Physical Description: xii, 273 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto ; University of Toronto Press, [2016]
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-265) and index. |
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| Subject: | Native peoples > Hospitals > Canada > History > 20th century. Native peoples > Hospital care > Canada > History > 20th century. Native peoples > Health and hygiene > Canada > History > 20th century. Discrimination in medical care > Canada > History > 20th century. Medical policy > Canada > History > 20th century. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Selkirk College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Castlegar Campus Library | WX 11 DC2 L89 2016 (Text)
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