Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 11-28
Description
Introduction to the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN), the work the network does internationally and domestically, and the challenges faced to help protect North America.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 385-396
Description
Examines the concept of successful aging from an Alaska Native perspective that is designated when an individual has demonstrated wisdom because of the experiences he or she has gained throughout life.
American Journal of public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S490-S495
Description
Uses patient data from the US Renal Data System to compare AI/AN population to other racial /ethnic groups to explain survival differences among the groups,
Arctic, vol. 67, no. 3, September 2014, pp. 271-295
Description
Concludes that reliance on imported foods is due to historical events and developmental processes which are continually influenced by environmental and socioeconomic factors.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 177-183
Description
Review essay of:
Native American Modernism: Art from North America. The Collection of the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin by Peter Bolz and Viola König.
Contemporary Native American Artists by Suzanne Deats.
George Littlechild: The Spirit Giggles Within by George Littlechild.
NAIS : Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2014, pp. 99-106
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Film and book reviews of:
The Lone Ranger directed by Gore Verbinski.
The Lone Ranger by Elizabeth Rudnick.
The Lone Ranger: Behind the Mask, On the Trail of an Outlaw Epic by Michael Singer.
The Lone Ranger and All of the Favorite Television Cowboy Heroes by Event Bookazines.
Journal of Community Health, vol. 35, no. 6, December 2010, pp. [667]-675
Description
Study demonstrates that interventions to prevent excess adiposity in infants and toddlers are both feasible and acceptable to American Indian/Alaskan native peoples.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 151-169
Description
Discusses how use of poisonous preservatives in past conservation and curatorial practices have rendered objects hazardous to human health, thereby preventing their use in ceremonies. Communities are left with the responsibility of determining the chemicals used and mitigating their effects.
Diabetes Spectrum, vol. 23, no. 4, Fall, 2010, pp. 272-277
Description
Looks at the factors contributing to high prevalence of diabetes in Native Americans and comments on the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) Diabetes Prevention Program.