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OUR PEOPLE,<br />
OUR MISSION<br />
Decolonization of<br />
Global Health<br />
Global Health<br />
<strong>eMagazine</strong><br />
<strong>December</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />
Perspective<br />
Highlights<br />
Welcome<br />
Congratulations<br />
Article of the Month<br />
Video of the Month<br />
Ebola in Uganda<br />
Decolonization<br />
Innovation and Technology<br />
Among the Letters<br />
Nursing Division<br />
Art to Remind Us of Who<br />
We Can Be<br />
Reflections<br />
Our Beautiful Planet<br />
Upcoming Grand Rounds<br />
New Publication<br />
Global Health Family<br />
Calendar<br />
Photo Gallery<br />
Resources<br />
Editor: Matsiko Joshua<br />
“Ocean of Tears”<br />
National Park Service ‘Trail of Tears National Historic Trail,’<br />
Little Rock, Arkansas<br />
Written by Stephen Scholand, MD<br />
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a forced relocation of Native peoples from<br />
their homelands in the Southeastern States to designated Reservations far<br />
away. This brutal process of American colonialism was described as the Trail of<br />
Tears. Thousands died on the journey, many ravaged by communicable diseases<br />
brought by the colonialists.<br />
A Case of Betrayal<br />
She came back in with headaches, nausea, and vomiting.<br />
This was her fifth visit to the Emergency Room over the past week.<br />
Every time she came in, she was interviewed and examined, labs drawn and measured.<br />
She was treated with intravenous fluids and Tylenol, and then discharged.<br />
Devoid of strength, she whispered – “I’m sick, I’m sick.”<br />
The refrain resounded: “No…”<br />
“The hospital was full, we could only take sick patients.”<br />
She didn’t want to reveal that she was Native American.<br />
She didn’t want them to know she was Apache.<br />
Her people had already faced betrayal and discrimination.<br />
American colonialism wreaked havoc on their culture, displaced them from the Land, disrespected<br />
and killed their People.<br />
The scars were deep.<br />
She worried that if she acknowledged her heritage, she would be victimized again.<br />
A young doctor listened quietly…<br />
A spinal tap was performed – and then it was seen:<br />
Meningitis from West Nile Virus.<br />
An invasive virus, from far, far away.<br />
Finally, the Truth.<br />
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