Prevalence ofdiabetes mellitus among theJames Bay Cree ofnorthern Quebec

The pattern of health and disease among nativepeople in Canadahas changed substantially sinceWorldWarII. This seemsto bethe result ofrapidsocial and cultural changes due to Euro-Canadian influ-ences on traditional lifestyle.' Chronic diseases such asdiabetes mellitus, hypertension, ischemic heart diseaseand stroke have become