Cover
Contents
Introduction. Underserviced and Overstudied
Chapter 1. On the Origins of Thrifty Genes: Charles Darwin and HMS Beagle
Chapter 2. The Operation of Being Civilzed: Sir Francis Bond Head and the Foundation of Federal Indian Policy
Chapter 3. Studied to Death: Chief Medical Officers and the Scientization of Federal Indian Policy
Chapter 4. The Marrow Thief: James V. Neel and the Invention of the Thrifty Gene
Chapter 5. Chief Josias Fiddler: Remembering the Hunger Strike of ’88
Chapter 6. The Return of the Thrifty Gene: From the DNA Deal to Its Curious Afterlife
Conclusion. The Grandfather Rocks of Josias Fiddler
Afterword. Josias Fiddler’s Life and Legacy. By Teri Redsky Fiddler
Acknowledgements
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index