American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 2, Spring, 1999, pp. 23-37
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The authors examine the campaign, local media coverage, and the exit poll of the 1994 Navajo presidential campaign and election offer analysis of the even and its significance.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 1-36
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Argues that for problems of identity the strategy for change requires committed leadership, populations that demand change, and changes to institutions and bureacracies.
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, 1999, pp. 712-774
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Looks at the legal and regulatory basis of forest management, and assess how new tenure systems might be developed that would uphold traditional values while providing economic and employment opportunities.
Journal of Church and State, vol. 44, no. 1, Winter, 2002, pp. 135-149
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Argues that Aboriginal spirituality is legally constructed outside of the boundaries of religious freedom and discusses problems faced by religious minorities in a Christian dominated society.
Looks at self-governance in Alaska, Canada, and the lower forty-eight states including eleven case studies.
Final report - AFN (Alaska Federation of Natives) version.
The Lancet, vol. 360, no. 9326, July 6, 2002, p. 57
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Adiponectin protein is supposed to mediate obesity-related resistance to insulin. Concentrations of adiponectin in Pima Indians. Individuals with more adiponectin were less likely to develop type 2 diabetes.
MELUS, vol. 12, no. 1, Native American Literature , Spring, 1985, pp. 5-23
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Examines the underlying symbolism through the metaphor of the horse as messenger and contends that because of editing by Neihardt (the transcriber), much of spirit of the medicine man's autobiography is missed.
American Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 5, Winter, 1985, pp. 702-718
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Contains transcripts of these early autobiographies and argues that they represent two conceptions of self, each tailored to a different audience and occasion.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 3, Special Issue on Disease, Health, and Survival Among Native Americans, 1999, pp. 205-215
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Examines a study in California offering practical and culturally sensitive steps for health care providers to help implement a focussed breast cancer educational program.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2002, pp. 59-63
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Book review of: American Indian Literature, Environmental Justice, and Ecocriticism: The Middle Place by Joni Adamson.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 2, May 1985, pp. [7-15]
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Reviews the needs of handicapped children and describes the American Indian Special Education Teacher Training Program, funded by the Department of Education, at Pennsylvania State University.
Journal of Leisure Research, vol. 34, no. 4, 2002, pp. 383-396
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Looks at cultural differences in place meanings for national parks, national forests, wilderness, and protected areas. Discusses some pan-Indian characteristics or positions.