The comforting power of Christianity: Genevieve Aupidlak's correspondence with Father A. Thibert (OMI) in the Brandon Sanatorium (1954–1957)

ABSTRACT In 2010, after many interviews by the Qikiqtani Truth Commission (QTC), the Qikiqtani Inuit Association released a report to help the public understand the impact of tuberculosis on the Inuit and thereby promote reconciliation, a goal shared by this study. In this paper, I discuss a corpus...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Laugrand, Frédéric B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2017
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
inuit
Polar Record
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247417000584 2024-03-03T08:45:49+00:00 The comforting power of Christianity: Genevieve Aupidlak's correspondence with Father A. Thibert (OMI) in the Brandon Sanatorium (1954–1957) Laugrand, Frédéric B. 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247417000584 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247417000584 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 53, issue 6, page 592-602 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2017 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247417000584 2024-02-08T08:26:20Z ABSTRACT In 2010, after many interviews by the Qikiqtani Truth Commission (QTC), the Qikiqtani Inuit Association released a report to help the public understand the impact of tuberculosis on the Inuit and thereby promote reconciliation, a goal shared by this study. In this paper, I discuss a corpus of about 28 letters by an Inuit patient named Genevieve Aupidlak who was treated at the Brandon Sanatorium from 1954 to 1957. The letters have been transcribed from old syllabics and translated. Aupidlak's story shows not only the suffering of Inuit in southern sanatoria but also the role of Christianity and that of some missionaries—such as Father Thibert—in supporting Inuit resilience. Aupidlak's letters illustrate how Inuit used their Christian faith to survive and how they ascribed healing power to Christian prayer and confession, in keeping with a much older shamanic pattern. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Polar Record Cambridge University Press Polar Record 53 6 592 602
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Geography, Planning and Development
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The comforting power of Christianity: Genevieve Aupidlak's correspondence with Father A. Thibert (OMI) in the Brandon Sanatorium (1954–1957)
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description ABSTRACT In 2010, after many interviews by the Qikiqtani Truth Commission (QTC), the Qikiqtani Inuit Association released a report to help the public understand the impact of tuberculosis on the Inuit and thereby promote reconciliation, a goal shared by this study. In this paper, I discuss a corpus of about 28 letters by an Inuit patient named Genevieve Aupidlak who was treated at the Brandon Sanatorium from 1954 to 1957. The letters have been transcribed from old syllabics and translated. Aupidlak's story shows not only the suffering of Inuit in southern sanatoria but also the role of Christianity and that of some missionaries—such as Father Thibert—in supporting Inuit resilience. Aupidlak's letters illustrate how Inuit used their Christian faith to survive and how they ascribed healing power to Christian prayer and confession, in keeping with a much older shamanic pattern.
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