Review: Impact of Disease on Indigenous Canadians

2. The effect of disease in breaking apart Mi’kmaw traditions and social structures.
4. The deliberate use of disease to weaken Indigenous populations.
6. Their deaths during epidemics caused loss of language, culture, and teachings.
8. Stories passed down describing sickness and death after contact.
9. This flu virus arrived with Europeans and caused repeated deadly outbreaks.
10. These newcomers brought unfamiliar and deadly diseases to Mi’kmaw lands.
13. A major reason why Mi’kmaq were vulnerable to European diseases.
15. The result of massive loss of life due to introduced diseases.
16. These trade goods were sometimes contaminated with deadly viruses.
19. The time when Europeans and Mi’kmaq first met, sparking disease transmission.
20. Mi’kmaw spiritual practices used during illness and grief.

1. These religious figures often unknowingly spread disease while living in Mi’kmaw camps.
3. Mi’kmaw healing knowledge that struggled to stop the spread of new diseases.
5. A highly contagious virus that spread rapidly through Mi’kmaw children and families.
7. A slow, wasting disease that weakened lungs and spread through close contact.
11. This deadly disease devastated Mi’kmaw populations during early contact.
12. Items exchanged that sometimes unknowingly carried viruses.
14. The natural resistance to disease that Mi’kmaw people lacked against European illnesses.
17. A widespread outbreak of disease that affected entire Mi’kmaw communities.
18. A disease that caused severe coughing fits and was especially deadly to children.