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Uses a case study of an archaeological examination of the Cherokee settlement of Nynynyi to illustrate how the practice of the four Rs (relationships, responsibility, reciprocity, and redistribution) can be used to mitigate both intentional and accidental erasure of Indigenous culture through archaeology and settler colonialism.

Describes malignant neoplasms for Aboriginal Americans in North Carolina in 1968-72 and 1978-82.

Introduction to the Cherokee Choices Program, a culturally appropriate community action plan, used to prevent type 2 diabetes in a rural community in North Carolina.

Dropout rate due to schools operating on European models which does not take into account cultural differences.

Looks at the historiography of the Cherokee Nation.

Comments on role women play in removal, how removal affected their lives, and questions whether their views differed from those of men.

Book review of: Claiming Tribal Identity by Mark Edwin Miller. Scroll down to page 160 to read review.

Authors conduct a comparative analysis of the campaigns for federal recognition of two different Aboriginal peoples in the eastern United States.

[Consumer, Apparel, Retail Studies] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2013.

Summarizes data derived from preceramic and pottery bearing sites.

Book review of: Eastern Cherokee Fishing by Heidi M. Altman.

Study shows that despite high rates of oral diabetes medication, ethnic disparities remain and glycemic control is still a problem with Native Americans.

Discusses how Southern legislators and administrators refused to acknowledge American Indians as a distinct society and lumped them with blacks as a method of cultural erasure.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008.

Article uses a critical race analysis of oral histories and documents to examine how and why the first historically Native American fraternity and sorority (HNAFS), Alpha Pi Omega, was created, and the role that it played in experience of Indigenous students attending UNC – Chapel Hill in the mid-1990s.

Explores current and past players' reasons for playing the game and their perceptions about it's meaning as part of identity and culture.

Study conducted in 4 states examined incidence of self-reported cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, and perceived health status and compared them to results reported in the general population.

Essay suggests best practices in writing a history of the Eastern Band. Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013. Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.

Describes the minimum blood quantum requirement for tribal membership, the history of its implementation, and how it originated with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI); argues that blood quantum is a bureaucratic tool rather than a genuine measure of Indigeneity.

Critical examination to investigate if Wingina, a Roanoke leader, organized a plot to attack the settlement, located on Roanoke Island, with the assistance of Algonquian bands.

Educational Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008.

Overviews the beginnings of a Native American movement for preserved identity and higher standards of living.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999.

Comments on laws passed by the legislative branch of the Cherokee government, particularly those regarding marital choices and interracial unions.

Book review of: Lumbee Indians in the Jim Crow South: Race, Identity, and the Making of a Nation by Malinda Maynor Lowery.

Book review of: Lumbee Indians in the Jim Crow South: Race, Identity, and the Making of a Nation by Malinda Maynor Lowery.

Article examines the non-economic successes of the cooperative farm managed by the Red Banks Mutual Association (RBMA) between 1938 and 1968.

Examines how Native communities maintained their social and cultural identities amidst the attempt of middle class whites to preserve their own version of Indian culture.

General guide outlines causes of health disparities, cultural amplifiers, funding for services, state programs, and makes recommendations.

Author examines 19th century liturgical texts adapted and translated to the Cherokee language. Semantic analysis reveals several representational and conceptual problems that had to be overcome in order to create effective translations of the texts.

Examines how the Croatan used the building of a school and church to maintain their identity and reinforce their community ties.

Discusses the increased risk of diabetic elderly falling in rural areas, as opposed to urban areas, due to outdoor dangers such as unpaved surfaces.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Liberty University, 2015.

Suggests that the N-O-T program offers a useful and feasible cessation option for Native American youth in North Carolina.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Tennessee, 1999.

Description of the migrations of the Wapanakamikok or Eastern Land People and the Algonkian family dialects, which have gradually changed from village to village.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2002.

Pages 301-398 from the Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886

Documentary about the challenges faced by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and how they have combined economic development in the form of tourism, cultural preservation, and spirituality as a means to carry the tribe into the future. Duration: 1:26:30.

Discusses a fourth grade textbook's lack of information on an important historical event.

Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ph.D.)--North Carolina State University, 2005.

Author reflects on Lumbee identity, community and its personal meaning to her.

Author examines attempts by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to terminate Indian tribes’ status and recognition in the United States following the second world war. Focuses on the Eastern Cherokee and the conditions surrounding the Nation’s fight for continued recognition.

Arts Thesis, (Ph.D.)--University of Georgia, 2016.