euro-canadian non-indigenous medicine has, unfortunately, been complicit in both historical legacies and present-day colonialism. this is well documented and reaches back to historic biological warfare undertaken through intentional introduction of pandemics, including smallpox-contaminated blankets. the smallpox epidemic resulted in a 75 per cent mortality of plains indigenous peoples. euro-canadian non-indigenous medicine supported scientific experimentation on non-consenting patients in indian hospitals, including the edmonton charles camsell hospital. euro-canadian non-indigenous medicine played a key role in the targeted gender violence and violation of body sovereignty through the alberta sexual sterilization act .
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