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Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 1, The Winding Road to Student Success, Fall, 2006, p. 61
Description
Presents a list of all members of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium including addresses, phone numbers, and web addresses.
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Dis/engagement: Zitkala-Ŝa's Letters to Carlos Montezuma, 1901-1902

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruth Spack
MELUS, vol. 26, no. 1, Varieties of the Ethnic Experience, Spring, 2001, pp. 172-204
Description
Article explores the biographical, historical and sociocultural context of the correspondence housed by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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Disability Among Older American Indians and Alaska Natives: Disparities in Prevalence, Health-Risk Behaviors, Obesity, and Chronic Conditions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine A. Okoro
Clark H. Denny
Lisa C. McGuire
Lina S. Balluz
R. Turner Goins
Ethnicity & Disease, vol. 17, no. 4, Autumn, 2007, pp. 686-692
Description
Study used a sample of 434,972 adults fifty or older and evaluated data from the 2003-2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, then compared results to those for the general population.
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Disability Services and Carer [sic] Program Gaps in Central Australian Indigenous Communities

Alternate Title
Disability Services and Career Program Gaps in Central Australian Indigenous Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Craig Ashley Eibeck
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 99-132
Description
Report summarized research conducted on the gaps in disability and career program services provided to Indigenous Australians. Questionnaires were administered to each of 10 program managers, gaps were noted in transportation, housing, outreach services, residential respite, and career support, as well as for assessment, treatment, counseling, and case management.
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The "Disappearance" of the Abenaki in Western Maine: Political Organization and Ethnocentric Assumptions

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David L. Ghere
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1, Spring, 1993, pp. 193-207
Description
Article examines the ways that the settler colonial narrative “erased” the reality that members of the Abenaki nation continued to reside in Western Maine following Dummer’s War (1722-1727) and present evidence to support this case.
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Disappearing Act

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Hogan
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 2, no. 3, Autumn, 1977, p. 39
Description
Poem by a Native American author and teacher.
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Discerning Connections, Revising the Master Narrative, and Interrogating Identity in Louis Owen's The Sharpest Sight

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris LaLonde
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 3, Summer, 1998, pp. 305-325
Description
Contends contemporary authors like Owen's explore the complexites of relationships fundamental to individual and cultural identity in an attempt to rediscover a sense of place and community, but also to bring about political and cultural change.
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Discontinuous Narrative, Ojibwe Sovereignty, and the Wiindigoo Logic of Settler Colonialism: Louise Erdrich's Marn Wolde

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah L. Madsen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 28, no. 3, Fall , 2016, pp. 23-51
Description
Argues that the character's response to the continued abuse by her husband, which leads her to murder him in order to possess their money and land, is a reference to settlers' feelings of entitlement to Indigenous lands.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
VIAs Inc
Description
A "hyperhistory in progress," with at least one interpretive episode added each month. Includes journal excerpts, First Nations history, natural history and geography. Includes Journal excerpts from The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Discovering the Order and Structure of Things: A Conversive Approach to Contemporary Navajo Poetry

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan B. Brill
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 3, Series 2: Contemporary American Indian Poetry, Fall, 1995, pp. 51-70
Description
Looks at alternative critical strategies, in contemporary Navajo poetry, which enable readers and critics in consciously interactive and intersubjective engagements with the poems. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Discovering Totem Poles: A Traveler's Guide

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christine McFarlane
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 5, August 2012, p. 22
Description

Book review of: Discovering Totem Poles by Aldona Jonaitis.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.34.

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Discussion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotte J. Frisbie
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 4, A Special Symposium Issue on Navajo Mortuary Practices and Beliefs, 1978, pp. 407-410
Description
A reflection on the articles discussing Navajo mortuary practices and beliefs.
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A Discussion of "Ceremony"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen M. Sands
A. Lavonne Ruoff
Paula Gunn Allen
Peter G. Beidler
Susan J. Scarberry ... [et al.]
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1, A Special Symposium Issue on Leslie Marmon Silko's , 1979, pp. 63-70
Description
A discussion between six writers regarding Leslie Marmon Silko's novel Ceremony.
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A Discussion of Scholarly Responsibilities to Indigenous Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joyce Ann Kievit
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 3-45
Description
Article reproduces the listserv discussion from H-AmIndian which occurred in response to the question “To what extend do scholars have a responsibility to the Indigenous communities they study, and how can they fulfill this responsibility?
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A Discussion of "Winter in the Blood"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter G. Beidler
A. Lavonne Ruoff
Carter Revard
Gene Ruoff
Kay Sands ... [et al.]
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 2, A Special Symposium Issue on James Welch's , 1978, pp. 159-168
Description
A transcript version of a question and answer sessions by the authors of the articles from A Special Symposium Issue on James Welch's "Winter in the Blood".
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Dismantled Horses

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stuart Hoahwah
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1999, p. [50]
Description
Poem. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Disparities in Cancer Mortality and Incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary C. White
David K. Espey
Judith Swan
Charles L. Wiggins
Christine Eheman ... [et al.]
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S377-S387
Description
Uses ancestry to chart occurrences of cancer between 1990 and 2009. Concludes with recommendations to reduce cancer mortality.
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Disparities in Chronic Disease Risk Factors and Health Status Between American Indian/Alaska Native and White Elders: Findings From a Telephone Survey, 2001 and 2002

Alternate Title
Disparities in Chronic Disease Risk Factors and Health Status Between American Indian / Alaska Native and White Elders: Findings From a Telephone Survey, 2001 and 2002
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clark H. Denny
Deborah Holtzman
Turner R. Goins
Janet B. Croft
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 825-827
Description
Comparison of chronic disease risk factors using 2001 and 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data.
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Disparities in Data For American Indians and Alaska Natives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothy A. Rhoades
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 1, 2006, pp. 70-74
Description
Advocates standardized data collection to minimize racial inequities in health care outcomes.
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Disparities in Infant Health among American Indians and Alaska Natives in US Metropolitan Areas

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David C. Grossman
Laura-Mae Baldwin
Susan Casey
Brigitte Nixon
Walter Hollow
L. Gary Hart
Pediatrics, vol. 109, no. 4, April 2002, pp. 627-641
Description
Retrospective cohort study of geographic variation rates in infant mortality, low birth weight, prenatal care, and the availability of maternal-child health care found considerable variation.
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Disparities in Infectious Disease Hospitalizations for American Indian/Alaska Native People

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert C. Holman
Arianne M. Folkema
Rosalyn J. Singleton
John T. Redd
Krista Y. Christensen ....[et al.].
Public Health Reports, vol. 126, no. 4, July-August 2011, pp. 508-521
Description
Explores epidemiology and trends from 1998-2006. Recommends increasing prevention and education efforts by focusing on high risk regions and age groups.
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Disparities in Life Expectancy of Pacific Northwest American Indians and Alaska Natives: Analysis of Linkage-Corrected Life Tables

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jenine Dankovchik
Megan J. Hoopes
Victoria Warren-Mears
Elizabeth Knaster
Public Health Reports, vol. 130, no. 1, January-February 2015, pp. 71-80
Description
Uses data linkage information between death certificates and AI/AN patient registration records to create life tables.
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Disparities in Social Determinants of Health Outcomes and Behaviours between Older Adults in Alaska and the Contiguous US: Evidence from a National Survey

Alternate Title
Disparities in Social Determinants of Health Outcomes and Behaviors between Older Adults in Alaska and the Contiguous US: Evidence from a National Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven A. Cohen
Ana X. Talamas
Natalie J. Sabik
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Study uses data from 165 295 respondents from the 2016 Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System to assess how sociodemographic factors affect healthy ageing in Alaskan older adults. Findings suggest some significant differences between Alaska the continental U.S. exist and that programs designed to reduce disparities and promote healthy behaviours should be tailored to fit the target population.
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