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Examines the relationship between science and settler colonialism through the lens of ‘Aboriginal diabetes’ and the thrifty gene hypothesis, which posits that Indigenous peoples are genetically predisposed to type-II diabetes and obesity due to their alleged hunter-gatherer genes.

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    A Paperback by Travis Hay, Teri Redsky Fiddler

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      Publisher: MP-MTB University of Manitoba Press
      Publication Date: 9/30/2021 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780887559341, 978-0887559341
      ISBN10: 0887559344

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      Book Synopsis
      Examines the relationship between science and settler colonialism through the lens of ‘Aboriginal diabetes’ and the thrifty gene hypothesis, which posits that Indigenous peoples are genetically predisposed to type-II diabetes and obesity due to their alleged hunter-gatherer genes.

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