California

Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--California State University, San Bernardino, 2020.

Explains the history of contributions to methodology, theory and development of classification systems.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 17, (pp217-225).

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 20 (pp93-109).

Medical Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Union Institute (Cincinnati, Ohio) 2001.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 1999.

Contends that conditions were unsanitary and health professionals discourage local consultations with shamans for traditional treatments, both examples of broader reservation health trends of the times.

Examines health risks, health status and health services use utilizing comprehensive population-level health data. Primary source is the 2007 California Health Interview Survey.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oregon State University, 2007.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 23, (pp123-146).

Skull originally thought to be evidence of Pliocene Man later revealed as a hoax.

Discusses the involvement of Rupert and Jeannette Costo, whose influence developed the unique program.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 20, (pp123-142).

Three case studies of Indigenous opposition to state-sanctioned resource development projects: the Winnemem Wintu efforts to stop the proposed raise of Shasta Dam; the Maidu Summit’s work to regain ownership of former Pacific Gas & Electric company land; and the Pit River Tribe’s struggle to protect the sacred Medicine Lake Highlands.

Efforts to reduce environment related diseases through promotion and installation of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and other safety devices in homes lacking the equipment.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2005.

"Plenary paper at the conference The Real California Gold: Indigenous & Immigrant Heritage Languages of California, University of California Davis, May 7-8, 2010."

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 35, (pp103-142).

Looks at historical, ideological and cultural principles in the movie The Last of his tribe.

Installation/performance artist's photo essay about his home, the La Jolla Indian Reservation.

Discussion of the photographic record of the Hechenu village in the first decade of the twentieth century.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Yale University, 1998.

Story of the Westerners, later renamed the San Juans, as told by the last member of the Ascencion Solorsano tribe.

Editorial comment on the sterilization law that was in effect in California from 1909 to 1979 and led to tens of thousands of forced sterilizations.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2006.

Examines the Indigenous historical perspective of California history by looking at an 1877 interview of an Indigenous missionary.

Report presents descriptions of improvements and the effective work of the field nurses in Southern California.

Argues that a consistent, fair, and equitable policy of land restoration, in the United States, is the only way to resolve Indigenous land claims.

Book review of: Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest edited by Ella E. Clark. Scroll to page 209 to read review.

An examination of the creation and an analysis of the novel which is a fictional retelling of the author's 1883 report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that described the conditions and needs of the Mission Indians in California.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 4, (pp167-250).

Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Articles on various topics including family hunting territories of the Waswanipi of Quebec and archeological work with the Putnam Baffin Island expedition.

Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Articles on various topics including notes on the Gay Head Indians of Massachusetts and ceremonies and customs of the Seneca.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 1993.

Book review of: Indian Population Decline by Robert H. Jackson.

Argues that while school officials regarded the practice of placing male students as farm labourers during the summer months as a method of assimilation, many used their employment to serve their own purposes.

Argues that there were eight themes in the story of Alcatraz which anthropologists ignored, and these are: self-determination, unity, equal educational opportunity, cultural revitalization, mutual assistance, changes to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, ecolog, and the land base for Aboriginal self-sufficiency.

Discusses the upheaval suffered by the Nisenan Indians of central California who had occupied gold bearing lands coveted by non Native Americans.

Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2012.

Art History Thesis (Ph.D)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2017.

Discusses how Native American communities have appropriated digital networks and databases to achieve their own culturally specific visions.

Looks at the development of a youth assessment tool, Personal Balance by the Youth Council in Fresno, California as well as Gathering of Native Americans (GONA), an annual community event.

Describes The Gatekeeper Study which investigated information- seeking behaviours of individuals who act as intermediaries for other members of their cultural group and discusses the implications for libraries.

Ethnic Studies Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2008.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--California State University, Chico, 2010.

Compares experiences of interpersonal violence among women with dependent children applying for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and single women without dependent children applying for General Assistance.

Describes Miranda’s tribal memoir as an act of resistance which disrupts archival and mainstream narratives around Indigenous nations, dispossession, and human-land relationships. Focuses of female voices and perspectives, and on narrative sovereignty.

An introduction and historical overview into the California Indigenous groups fight for federal recognition and the articles presented in this special issue.

Brief introduction celebrating four decades of an American Indian cultural and political renaissance.

Examines high mortality rates resulting from tuberculosis, pneumonia, gastrointestinal disorders, malnutrition, syphilis, and poverty on the Fort Yuma Reservation in California.