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Investigating Child Sexual Abuse in the American Indian Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John R. Schafer
Blaine D. McIlwaine
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 2, Spring, 1992, pp. 157-167
Description
Authors, who are also FBI agents, describe some of the potential complications and pitfalls for non-Indigenous investigators working in Indigenous communities; highlight cultural misunderstandings, negotiation of systems of authority and governance, Indigenous systems of justice.
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Life Is Harder Here: The Case of the Urban Navajo Woman

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joyce Griffin
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 1/2, Spring-Summer, 1982, pp. 90-104
Description
Using interviews with Navajo women working in Flagstaff, Arizona to discuss their part as "the cutting edge" of Navajo relocations to urban centers.
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Physical Activity among Navajo Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer W. Bea
Hendrik 'Dirk' de Heer
Luis Valdez
Brian Kinslow
Etta Yazzie
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 2, 2018, pp. 54-73
Description
Study uses focus groups and interviews to assess habits, barriers, and preferences for delivery, type, and desired element in existing programs.
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The Raven Matrices and Navajo Children: Normative Characteristics and Culture Fair Application to Issues of Intelligence, Giftedness, and Academic Proficiency

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jim MacAvoy
Stephanie Orr
Craig Sidles
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Fall, 1993, pp. [32-43]
Description
Study sample of grade 2-12 students found Navajo students best expressed analytical thinking skills when visual tools were used. Introduction to critical thinking and sequential or analytical problem solving at an early age also aided in learning.
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"With Anything Manmade There is Going to be Danger": The Cultural Context of Navajo Opinions Regarding Snowmaking on the San Francisco Peaks

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Adam Dunstan
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2010 Western Social Science Association American Indian Studies Section, Summer, 2010, pp. 1-6
Description
Comments on the objections to use artificial snow made from reclaimed treated sewage water, due to the sacred nature of the peaks.
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