The Comforting Power of Christianity. Genevieve Aupidlak’s correspondance with Father A. Thibert (omi) in Brandon sanatorium (1954-1957)
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...
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ftunivlouvain:oai:dial.uclouvain.be:boreal:220917 2024-05-12T08:06:06+00:00 The Comforting Power of Christianity. Genevieve Aupidlak’s correspondance with Father A. Thibert (omi) in Brandon sanatorium (1954-1957) Laugrand, Frédéric UCL - SSH/INCA - Institut des civilisations, arts et lettres 2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/220917 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247417000584 eng eng Cambridge University Press boreal:220917 http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/220917 doi:10.1017/S0032247417000584 urn:ISSN:0032-2474 urn:EISSN:1475-3057 Polar Record, Vol. 53, no.6, p. 592-602 (2017) info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2017 ftunivlouvain https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247417000584 2024-04-17T16:47:22Z 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 DIAL@UCLouvain (Université catholique de Louvain) Polar Record 53 6 592 602 |
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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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The Comforting Power of Christianity. Genevieve Aupidlak’s correspondance with Father A. Thibert (omi) in Brandon sanatorium (1954-1957) |
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The Comforting Power of Christianity. Genevieve Aupidlak’s correspondance with Father A. Thibert (omi) in Brandon sanatorium (1954-1957) |
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