Arizona

Examines the library's response to the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials and uses examples to support recommendations such as building relationships of mutual respect, striving for balance in content and perspectives, accessibility and use, providing context, copying and repatriation, research protocols, and awareness of issues.

Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.30 (p.303-370).

Examines health care practices for pregnant Navajo women and the need for more culturally sensitive approaches to help reduce mortality rates. Part 1 of 2.

Examines health care practices for pregnant Navajo women and the need for more culturally sensitive approaches to help reduce mortality rates for Navajo women and infants. Part 2 of 2.

Looks at the history of the tribe and the concept of O'odham Himdag linking to wellness and way of life.

Study conducted to investigate the existence of a correlation between higher body mass and decreased lung function.

Article describes the consultation process and the eventual agreement (1985) between the Tohono O’Odham nation, the Arizona State Museum, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding the exhumations, examination and repatriation of human remains at the San Xavier Bridge site.

Book review of: The Only One Living to Tell by Mike Burns. Review located by scrolling to page 233.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2006.

Home Economics Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 1978.

Investigates young gangs in a society where injury mortality (deaths due to accident, suicide and homicide) is the single most important health problem.

Pioneering Native American school has Navajo peoples directly and actively involved in the operation of the local school.

Interviews two filmmakers from northern Arizona who produced, Water Is Life, a documentary about water on the Navajo Nation.

Survey results conclude that Hopi and Navaho parents are usually very supportive, want local knowledge and tradition content, want to be included in the educational process, and desire local control.

Comments from a bilingual teacher about his experiences and concerns.

Launching of a social work program with the Navajo Nation and Arizona State University.

Article profiles two women who were instrumental in the creation of tribal colleges and universities (TCUs): Ruth Roessel founder and president of Navajo Community College (now Diné College), and Carol Davis, a founding member of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC).

Presents statistics on Native American participation at various educational levels.

Overview of the Hopis tribe's relationship with corn and reliance on the crop to feed them.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1930.

Examines four basic survival skills for successful urban living: mobility, communication, social networks and money management.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 24, (pp47-288).

Describes over 2000 designs, likely created by Hohokam farmers of Arizona during 1 and 1500 A.D.

Brief letters in support of the ruling that labelled peyote a narcotic.

Looks at two major cases pursuant to the freedom of religious practice regarding the legal possession of peyote.

Describes the theory of Culture Care to assess, understand and plan care for an aphasic Navajo male who followed traditional ways.

Article dated 1896 discusses the composition of student population, curriculum used to educate and "civilize" students, and parental attitudes towards the school.

Linguistic study of Western Apache, an Athabaskan language, which is spoken mainly on the San Carlos and White Mountain Apache reservations.

Study to determine whether a highly-structured, phonetic approach to reading might be useful for Navajo children at the Rough Rock Demonstration School.

Paper argues that the Navajo never had much, if any, input into their image presentation within photography and discusses the implications of this lack of input.

Examines the association between physical activity and diabetes in 1,651 Aboriginal Americans who participated in the strong heart study.

Findings indicate 65% of students are behind their grade, suggesting cultural adjustment problems in the school experience.

Study conducted in 1986 & ‘87 interviews participants in 13 Navajo communities about spaces that are sacred or important to the people in those communities. Research was done to determine which sites should be the focus of the Navajo Nation’s Historic Preservation Department.

Considers differences in science education between Navajo students and that of the dominate culture.

Discusses the creative aspects of Blackhorse Mitchell’s use of Navajo English in Miracle Hill, as well as Mitchell’s own discussions of what he was attempting to do in the poem The Drifting Lonely Seed.

Author reads from her book Turquoise Ledge and talks about the history of the southwest. Duration: 1:27:29.

Author speaks about storytelling and storytellers and reads from her novels, Elsie's Business and Sacred White Turkey. Duration: 1:05:28.

Prolific author reads haiku, discusses his work and answers questions. Duration: 1:24:29.

Study consisted of literature review, visits to Indian police departments and the Indian Police Academy in New Mexico, a two-part survey administered to Indian police departments, and site visits to four reservations.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2001.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 1983.

Discusses Clovis artifacts from c. 9,000 B.C., along with mammoth, bison, tapir and horse bones, and 74 pollen grains.

Provides demographics for cities, towns and states within the Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area. Data source: 2010 Census.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1968.

Renewable Natural Resources Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 1999.

Overview of the issues, summary of current research and practices, relevant data, and definitions of related terms.

Anthropology and Ethnic Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2006.

Analysis of pre-Columbian towers or isolated structures, including Mesa Verde, McElmo, Hvenweep, Gallina and some in Navajo territory.

Hydrology and Water Resources Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Arizona, 1988.

Equations for the prediction of coronary heart disease in 13 communities in Arizona, North and South Dakota and Oklahoma.