Stories from the "Indian Hospitals"

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Indian Hospitals were first established in the 1890s, paralleling the opening of residential schools. They were located on reserves or in nearby communities and were meant to ensure that Indigenous people with diseases like tuberculosis were treated in those institutions and not in regular hospitals.

As part of Indigenous Awareness Days, Elder Carolla Calf Robe will relate her personal experiences of time spent in an Indian Hospital at a session on Tuesday, March 6th in Andy's Place (Anderson Hall 100) from 10:00 to 11:00. Gary Geddes, author of Medicine Unbundled: A Journey Through the Minefields of Indigenous Health Care, will join her.

Geddes spent four year speaking with elders across Canada and recording their experiences in the hospitals. He makes the case that the Indian Hospitals were part of an integrated system of institutions, including the residential schools, designed for the suppression of Indigenous peoples. Like residential schools, the hospitals often caused long-lasting trauma and negative health impacts for patients rather than providing treatment and healing.

For more information, contact Jacinda Weiss, FNMI Student Services: jacinda.weiss@uleth.ca

 

Room or Area: 
AH100 (Andy's Place)

Contact:

Jacqueline Preyde | preyde@uleth.ca | (403) 329-5110