Mind the Gap – Traditional Indigenous Knowledge, Heterotopias, and Apocalyptic Desire

I carried out my research into what happens when Western biomedicine meets traditional indigenous medicine in Canada’s Yukon Territory, where the hospital at Whitehorse provides a model of good practice in foregrounding traditional healthcare needs for Yukon First Nations people. This paper is one of the results of the generous help given to me by my Yukon friends, both indigenous and settled.