Country of Poxes : Three Germs and the Taking of Territory Metis and the role of ritual

and the role of ritual during periods of overwhelming colonialism

Shiri Pasternak

Born out of a meticulous

and historic insights that give a greater context and application for Francis’s words and world

Une dispute éclate quand sa petite soeur veut chanter

Country of Poxes : Three Germs and the Taking of Territory Metis and the role of ritualCountry of Poxes is the story of land theft in North America through three diseases: syphilis, smallpox and tuberculosis. These infectious diseases reveal that medical care, widely considered a magnanimous cornerstone of the Canadian state, developed in lockstep with colonial control over Indigenous land and life. Pathogens are storytellers of their time. The 500 year old debate over the origins of syphilis reflects colonial judgments of morality and