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Tuberculosis: a Reflection of the Impacts of Colonization, Says Dr. Stanley Vollant
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First Nations people were often used for "experiences" in the treatment of tuberculosis in sanatoriums. Some never returned, others not completely. Dr. Stanley Vollant's grandfather left a kidney there, which would have been taken away from him to "cure him from the virus." "All the people in my family were in sanatorium," says Pessamit's Innu, who himself contracted the disease at about 6 years of age. The medical consultant at the First Nation…
First Nations people were often used for "experiences" in the treatment of tuberculosis in sanatoriums. Some never returned, others not completely. Dr. Stanley Vollant's grandfather left a kidney there, which would have been taken away from him to "cure him from the virus." "All the people in my family were in sanatorium," says Pessamit's Innu, who himself contracted the disease at about 6 years of age. The medical consultant at the First Nation…
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