Country of Poxes : Three Germs and the Taking of Territory Metis The story brings a distinct

The story brings a distinct new voice writing with clarity about life of teens on a First Nation who struggle with family

Shiri Pasternak

First Promises and Colonial Practices

Kate Elliott

Born out of a meticulous

Country of Poxes : Three Germs and the Taking of Territory Metis The story brings a distinctCountry 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