A poison stronger than love : the destruction of an Ojibwa community

Donated by Kue Young

Author(s): Shkilnyk, Anastasia M., 1945-

Publisher: Yale University Press,

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Page Count: xx, 275 p.

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The meticulously documented chronicle of the destruction of the Ojibwa Village of Grassy Narrows in Ontario. Forced relocation of the peoples of Grassy Narrows in 1963 and mercury poisoning from water pollution and eating contaminated fish have had devastating impact on the community. The author details the social consequences including alcoholism, crime, child neglect, family breakdown, and suicide.

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Biomedical (Vancouver Style):

Shkilnyk, Anastasia M., 1945-. A poison stronger than love : the destruction of an Ojibwa community. : Yale University Press,; 1985.