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UBC Okanagan Campus
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Laura Arbour
Dr. Laura Arbour is a Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia situated at the Island Medical Program in Victoria, BC and is a Clinical Geneticist at Island Health. Her clinical practice and research focuses on northern and Indigenous health issues as they pertain to genetics. Trained as both pediatrician and clinical geneticist, her research integrates maternal child health issues and the understanding of the genetic component of Indigenous health of all ages. Dr. Arbour led or co-led several workshops held in Canada to explore ethically acceptable ways to carry out genetic research in Aboriginal populations. The concepts were adopted for the CIHR Guidelines for Health Research Involving Aboriginal Peoples, which informed the revised national Tri-Council Policy Statement (TCPS2 Chapter 9). This work was highlighted in Nature, Science and Cell as well as the American Society of Human Genetics 2010 Presidential address. She is currently the project lead on a Genome Canada/CIHR funded grant, with co-leads Drs. Nadine Caron and Wyeth Wasserman (of UBC) “Silent Genomes: Reducing health-care disparities and improving diagnostic success for Indigenous children with genetic disease” which aims to address the challenges of equitable access to genetic/genomic diagnosis and care for Canadian Indigenous populations. learn more →
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Gary Geddes has written and edited more than 50 books of poetry, fiction, drama, non-fiction, criticism, translation, and anthologies and won a dozen national and international literary awards, including the Commonwealth Poetry Prize (Americas Region), the Lt-Governor's Award for Literary Excellence, and the Gabriela Mistral Prize. His non-fiction books include Sailing Home, Kingdom of Ten Thousand Things and Drink the Bitter Root: A Writer's Search for Justice and Redemption in Africa. His most recent books of poetry are Swimming Ginger, What Does A House Want? and The Resumption of Play. Geddes has a PhD from U of T and has taught at Concordia, Western Washington University, BCIT, and University of Missouri-St Louis and has been writer-in-residence at UBC and the Vancouver Public Library. He lives on Thetis Island, BC.
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“'You must remember that our hearts and brains are like paper, we never forget.': The Ethics of Record and Recall.”
This quotation by Chief Ogichida at the signing of treaties on October 3, 1873 is an important reminder that oral history must be given our closest attention and respect. In my research and interviews with Elders across Canada, who experienced the segregated ‘Indian hospitals’ as well as ongoing abuse and neglect from health authorities, I learned that First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples have not forgotten that the promises (mostly oral) which accompanied the signing of treaties included the guarantee of health care. Medicine Unbundled is the missing chapter in our book of failed promises to the Indigenous peoples of Canada. A full understanding of the nature and scope of that neglect is essential if we are to rewrite the national narrative.
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Gary Geddes has written and edited more than 50 books of poetry, fiction, drama, non-fiction, criticism, translation, and anthologies and won a dozen national and international literary awards, including the Commonwealth Poetry Prize (Americas Region), the Lt-Governor's Award for Literary Excellence, and the Gabriela Mistral Prize. His non-fiction books include Sailing Home, Kingdom of Ten Thousand Things and Drink the Bitter Root: A Writer's Search for Justice and Redemption in Africa. His most recent books of poetry are Swimming Ginger, What Does A House Want? and The Resumption of Play. Geddes has a PhD from U of T and has taught at Concordia, Western Washington University, BCIT, and University of Missouri-St Louis and has been writer-in-residence at UBC and the Vancouver Public Library. He lives on Thetis Island, BC.
*PRESENTATION SYNOPSIS (*required): Please provide a title for your presentation and a brief summary to be shared with conference attendees:
Title
“'You must remember that our hearts and brains are like paper, we never forget.': The Ethics of Record and Recall.”
This quotation by Chief Ogichida at the signing of treaties on October 3, 1873 is an important reminder that oral history must be given our closest attention and respect. In my research and interviews with Elders across Canada, who experienced the segregated ‘Indian hospitals’ as well as ongoing abuse and neglect from health authorities, I learned that First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples have not forgotten that the promises (mostly oral) which accompanied the signing of treaties included the guarantee of health care. Medicine Unbundled is the missing chapter in our book of failed promises to the Indigenous peoples of Canada. A full understanding of the nature and scope of that neglect is essential if we are to rewrite the national narrative.
