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The 1890 Ghost Dance in Nevada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Hittman
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 4, 1992, pp. 123-166
Description
Paper attempts to reconstruct the ceremony in its homeland location with the assistance of the Wier Notes (WN) and the Dangberg Composition Notebook (DCN).
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The Archaeology of Monitor Valley, 1. Epistemology

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 58, pt.1
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Hurst Thomas
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 58 (p.1-194).
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The Archaeology of Monitor Valley: 2, Gatecliff Shelter

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 59, pt. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Hurst Thomas
Johnathan O. Davis
Donald K. Grayson
Wilton N. Melhorn
Trudy Thomas
Dennis T. Trexler
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 59 (p.1-552),
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The Archaeology of Monitor Valley: 3. Survey and Additional Excavations

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 66, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Hurst Thomas
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 66 (p.131-633, figures 1-229, tables 1-88)
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The Assessment of Radiation Exposures in Native American Communities from Nuclear Weapons Testing in Nevada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eric Frohmberg
Robert Goble
Virginia Sanchez
Dianne Quigley
Risk Analysis, vol. 20, no. 1, 2000, pp. 101-111
Description
Discusses how the radiation exposure experienced by Native American Communities near the Nevada Test Site during the 1950s and 1960s were not properly represented in dose reconstructions due to diet variables.
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Establishing Bilingual Education: Project Paiute

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evalyn Titus Dearmin
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 17, no. 1, October 1977, pp. [1-10]
Description
Describes a three-component project as a cultural preservation effort on a remote-rural Paiute community in northern Nevada.
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Ethnographic Notes On the Washo

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.36, no.5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert H. Lowie
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 36, (pp301-352).
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The Evolution of Beaded Baskets

Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 5th, 2003
Native Being -- Being Native: Identity and Difference: Proceedings of the Fifth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Carole McAllister
Carlon R. Andre
Description
Discusses the history and development of beaded basket making.
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Forced to Abandon Their Farms: Water Deprivation and Starvation among the Gila River Pima, 1892–1904

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David H. DeJong
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, 2004, pp. 29-56
Description
Examines the National Reclamation Act and how many people in the Gila River and Casa Grande valleys, including government officials, thought that the first reclamation project would be built in Arizona.
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The Fort Sage Drift Fence Washoe County, Nevada

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 58, pt. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lorann S. A. Pendleton
David Hurst Thomas
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.58 (p.1-38)
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Great Basin Petroglyphs and Prehistoric Game Trails

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert F. Heizer
Martin A. Baumhoff
Science, vol. 129, no. 3353, New Series, April 3, 1959, pp. 904-905
Description
Petroglyphs are located along routes of deer migration which suggest a connection to hunting and perhaps hunting-magic.
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Indian Notes [Vol. 2, no. 1, January, 1925]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frank G. Speck
S. K. Lothrop
W. C. Orchard
Melvin R. Gilmore
Marshall H. Saville ... [et al.]
Description
Quarterly magazine published by the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Numerous articles on various topics including one on a shrine to Mother Corn.
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Jack Wilson and the Indian Service: The Response of the BIA to the Ghost Dance Prophet

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L. G. Moses
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 4, 1979, pp. 295-316
Description
A history of the US Bureau of Indian Affairs' investigation into the Ghost Dance prophet Jack Wilson in the late eighteenth century. The investigation was filled with miscommunication, disinterest and confusion regarding the Ghost Dance and the identity of the "Indian Messiah".
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Math Achievement of Native Americans in Nevada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John H. Trent
Robert A. Gilman
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 24, no. 1, January 1985, pp. [39-45]
Description
Recommendations to increase the math skills of Native American students in Nevada.
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Petroglyph's of California and Adjoining States

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.24, no.2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Julian H. Steward
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 24, (pp47-288).
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Photographing the Navajo: Scanning Abuse

Alternate Title
Photographing the Navaho: Scanning Abuse
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James C. Faris
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, Special Issue on The Shadow Catcher: The Uses of Native American Photography, 1996, pp. 65-81
Description
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.
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Solar Energy Development Programmatic EIS: Information Center

Alternate Title
Solar Energy Development Programmatic EIS: Information Centre
Web Sites » Governmental
Description
Website focuses on identifying the locations most suitable for utility-scale solar energy development, and evaluating potential environmental, social, and economic effects.
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Southern Paiute Letters: A Consideration of the Applications of Literacy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Martha C. Knack
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 3, 2002, pp. 1-24
Description
Examines reading and writing as separate skills; how writing enables communication to travel up the hierarchy and how historically the Southern Paiutes historically used their new writing abilities.
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State Court Update February 2006-February 2007

Alternate Title
[Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series]
[Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2011-01]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hannah N. Bobee
Description
Provides case updates from various states.
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A Study of Resiliency of American Indian High School Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Thornton
Michele Collins
Richard Daugherty
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 45, no. 1, 2006, pp. 4-16
Description
Research suggests coping mechanisms for youth are affected by three major factors; family, school and community influences.
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