Inventing the Thrifty Gene: The Science of Settler Colonialism scifi Honoring indigenous traditions

Honoring indigenous traditions

church-run residential school

This revelation leads to another and another until it becomes clear that the decisions of this single Indian Agent have impacted the lives of generations of Blackfeet Indians

This poignant story about a devastating chapter in First Nations history is told at a child’s level of understanding

Inventing the Thrifty Gene: The Science of Settler Colonialism scifi Honoring indigenous traditionsThough First Nations communities in Canada have historically lacked access to clean water, affordable food, and equitable health care, they have never lacked access to well funded scientists seeking to study them. Inventing the Thrifty Gene examines the relationship between science and settler colonialism through the lens of Aboriginal diabetes and the thrifty gene hypothesis, which posits that Indigenous peoples are genetically predisposed to type 2