HYBRID EVENT: Jane Thomas on Wilful Neglect: The Federal Response to Tuberculosis Among First Nations, 1867-1945

Drawing on the Department of Indian Affairs annual reports, memoranda, and budgets over more than seventy years, Wilful Neglect reveals how federal health policies, shaped without Indigenous input and rooted in colonial ideologies, allowed tuberculosis to devastate First Nations in Canada. This conversation will explore the lasting impact of these policies today and the urgent need to reckon with the legacy of systemic racism in Canada’s health systems.

This hybrid event will take place on 14 January at 7pm ET. For in-person attendance, the event will take place at 232 King St. N., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. For online attendance please register at: https://studyofcanada.ca/event/wilful-neglect-the-federal-response-to-tuberculosis-among-first-nations-1867-1945/