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7 - Experiences of Influenza

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 July 2023

Liza Piper
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University of Alberta
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A world-changing influenza came to the Mackenzie River in 1928, killing up to 10 per cent of the population in less than two months. A century later, stories about 1928 continue to be shared in the North and are combined here with archival materials that detail state, medical, and community responses. This chapter tells the story of the 1928 epidemic in depth. The narrative follows the spread of the influenza virus aboard the main trade post supply ship, the SS Distributor, and then out on the land through treaty gatherings and the normal social life of summer, all irrevocably disrupted.

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When Disease Came to This Country
Epidemics and Colonialism in Northern North America
, pp. 190 - 224
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Experiences of Influenza
  • Liza Piper, University of Alberta
  • Book: When Disease Came to This Country
  • Online publication: 20 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009320924.009
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  • Experiences of Influenza
  • Liza Piper, University of Alberta
  • Book: When Disease Came to This Country
  • Online publication: 20 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009320924.009
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  • Experiences of Influenza
  • Liza Piper, University of Alberta
  • Book: When Disease Came to This Country
  • Online publication: 20 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009320924.009
Available formats
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