Travis Hay

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Inventing the Thrifty Gene

The Science of Settler Colonialism

Beschreibung

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-II diabetes and obesity due to their alleged hunter-gatherer genes.

Autor

Travis Hay is a historian of Canadian settler colonialism who was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Indigenous Learning Department at Lakehead University.  Theresa (Teri) Redsky Fiddler is an Anishinabe Elder originally from Big Grassy and Shoal Lake First Nation. She is an educator, an advocate, and an important figure in Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s Health Transformation initiative.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Manitoba Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9780887559341
• ISBN-10: 0887559344
• Artikelnr.: 61416082