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Like old medicine shows of the past, we don't need the establishment exploiting indigenous cures in the name of social justice philosophy's skewering of science and culture
https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...nous-cures

EXCERPTS: Indigenous Peoples in North America have a long history of using plants to treat ailments — a tradition they share with ancient Greek and Egyptian medicine, traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine.

[...] Indigenous Peoples held a certain fascination for white American settlers, and were believed by some to possess secrets of healing...

[...] Unfortunately, the real history of Indigenous medicine is clouded by the sordid history of medicine shows. Recently, though, the Canadian government has called for a recognition of its contributions, with Environment and Climate Change Canada’s new Indigenous Science Division mandated “to bridge, braid and weave Indigenous science with western science.”

That is a noble thought, but science is a matter not of philosophy, but of evidence. There is no western science or Indigenous science. There is only science. Evidence needs to rule... (MORE - missing details)

Former tennis great John McEnroe was once asked to apologize for saying Serena Williams would be ranked 700 if she played on the men’s circuit. His solution was to have Serena join the men’s side and play. So I think same philosophy would work in Canada with respect to Indigenous medicine. Just have all elected members of parliament use only indigenous medicine for their ills and see how that works out.