"There is much to recommend this book. Drawing on a wealth of sources, Jarvenpa reconstructs this fascinating, if enigmatic, community's history."Boyd Cothran, Journal of American History
"Declared Defective will be of interest to scholars of Native North America, the Progressive Era, the history of science, and race and ethnicity."Mikaëla M. Adams, Journal of American Ethnic History This powerful story of colonial dispossession, race relations, and rural impoverishment is as relevant as ever in a world where once again many are inclined to naturalize socioeconomic inequality.Paul Nadasdy, associate professor of anthropology at Cornell University A well-researched, fast-paced, compact, and gracefully written examination of Progressive Era eugenics and the complex origins, historical development, and significance of a mixed-race, outcast community. Declared Defective is an important contribution to the history of anthropology, science, racial thought, and Native Americans.John David Smith, Charles H. Stone Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Declared Defective will contribute considerably to histories and discussions of race in America, which is normally geared to a conversation around issues of black and whiteliterally and metaphorically. Connecting the colonial past with the scientific racism of the twentieth century is a unique contribution.Brenda Macdougall, chair of Métis research and associate professor of geography, environment, and geomatics at the University of Ottawa
