Structures of indifference : an indigenous life and death in a Canadian city

McCallum, Mary Jane 1974- (author.). Perry, Adele, (author.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.). Coherent Digital (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: "Structures of Indifference examines an Indigenous life and death in a Canadian city, and what it reveals about the ongoing history of colonialism. At the heart of this story is a thirty-four-hour period in September 2008. During that day and half, Brian Sinclair, a middle-aged, non-Status Anishinaabeg resident of Manitoba's capital city, arrived in the emergency room of the Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg's major downtown hospital, was left untreated and unattended to, and ultimately died from an easily treatable infection. His death reflects a particular structure of indifference born of and maintained by colonialism. McCallum and Perry present the ways in which Sinclair, once erased and ignored, came to represent diffuse, yet singular and largely dehumanized ideas about Indigenous people, modernity, and decline in cities. This story tells us about ordinary indigeneity in the City of Winnipeg through Sinclair's experience and restores the complex humanity denied him in his interactions with Canadian health and legal systems, both before and after his death. Structures of Indifference completes the story left untold by the inquiry into Sinclair's death, the 2014 report of which omitted any consideration of underlying factors, including racism and systemic discrimination."--

Record details

ISBN: 9780887558351
ISBN: 9780887555718
ISBN: 9780887555732
Physical Description: 1 electronic text (175 pages) : illustrations, maps
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2018]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris books collection. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction : Thirty four hours -- Chapter 1: The City -- Chapter 2: The Hospital -- Chapter 3: Brian Sinclair -- Conclusion.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print version. Issued also in print format.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by Canada Commons.