American Journal of Public Health, vol. 71, no. 4, April 1981, pp. 403-407
Description
Contends that incidence of abortions and tubal sterilizations is still lower among Navajo women than among the total United States population, but it has risen, especially among 20-34 year olds.
Arkansas Law Review, vol. 40, no. 2, 1986, pp. 327-379
Description
Compares and contrasts the social and mores existing in American Indian societies of the nineteenth century with those of the Anglo-Europeans. The article also discusses the effects of assimilation and post-assimilation policies on those social structures.
Focuses on a group of women who ran a tribal council for over a year in the late 1960s. Discusses how they gained control, their impact on council activities and the long term effects on their community.