Book

Medicine and politics among the Grand River Iroquois: a study of the non-conservatives

National Museums of Canada, National Museum of Man (4) • Published In 1972 • Pages: [xiv], 182 [double-column]

By: Weaver, Sally M..

Abstract
This is a study of medical acculturation among the 3,000 non-conservative Christian Iroquois living on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, Canada. Weaver attempts to determine the nature and extent of the non-conservative reliance on Western medical technology at both the family and community levels. Since the Six Nations Iroquois have been subject to the acculturative effects of White society for some time, it was expected that their medical beliefs and behavior would also reflect this acculturation. In large part this was found to be true, as documented in this work. Even though certain administrative policies of the Canadian government were extremely unpopular with non-conservatives during the 1950-1966 period, and evoked strong anti-government reactions, they nevertheless continued to make full use of all government established medical services during that period of crisis. Other topics discussed in this document are the non-conservative's knowledge of traditional herbal remedies, status differences in medical beliefs and practices, and the conflict situation that arose between 'elites' and the band Council when the former group attempted to alter community health standards (p. ix).
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Status, role, and prestige
Hospitals and clinics
Preventive medicine
Medical care
Medical personnel
culture
Iroquois
HRAF PubDate
1996
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1994
Field Date
1963-1965 (p. xi-xii)
Coverage Date
1950-1966
Coverage Place
Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada
Notes
Sally M. Weaver
Originally published as the author's Ph.D. thesis, University of Toronto, 1967.
Summary in French
Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-182)
LCSH
Iroquois Indians