American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 253-279
Description
Legal history of gambling, the passing of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and why the United States has a problem with the management of Native American gaming.
Outlines Abraham Lincoln's policy priorities, his interpersonal relations with Indians during his administration, the direct impact on Indians of the signing of the Homestead Act in May 1862, the Santee Sioux uprising in Minnesota, the removal and confinement of Navajos and Mescaleros on a reservation in New Mexico Territory, the Sand Creek Massacre in southeastern Colorado, and his relationship with the Pueblo Indians in New Mexico Territory.
American Antiquity, vol. 74, no. 1, January 2009, pp. 202-207
Description
Book review of: Indigenous Archaeologies by Claire Smith and H. Martin Wobst, Cross-Cultural Collaboration by Jordan E. Kerber, and History is in the Land by T. J. Ferguson and Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh.
World Literature Today, vol. 83, no. 3, May/June 2009, pp. 47-49
Description
Discusses how American Indians employ visual methods of storytelling to comment on their world. Content based on exhibit from the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture entitled, Comic Art Indigène:Where Comics and the Indigenous Meet
Lancet, vol. 374, no. 9683, July 04, 2009, pp. 76-85
Description
Looks at Indigenous notions of health and identity, mental health and addictions, urbanization and environmental stresses, whole health and healing, and reconciliation.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 3, Summer, 2009, pp. 405-407
Description
Book review of: Indigenous Knowledge and Education: Sites of Struggle, Strength, and Survivance edited by Malia Villegas, Sabina Rak Neugebauer, and Kerry R. Venegas
Discusses the possibilities for pre-service teaching programs to include diverse knowledge systems in order to honor the inherent value of Indigenous perspectives.
Pediatric Clinics of North America, vol. 56, no. 6, Health Issues in Indigenous Children: An Evidence Based Approach for the General Pediatrician, December 2009, pp. 1519-1537
Description
Raises awareness of mortality and morbidity due to injuries and strategies for effective prevention.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 4, Tribal College Leadership and Vision, Summer, 2009
Description
Presents an overview of the history of tribal colleges in the United States and of the American Indian College Fund, which has been helping students with limited financial means for 20 years.
Legal Education Review, vol. 19, no. 2, 2009, pp. 237-255
Description
Looks at an Indigenous rights law class provided internationally via fully interactive live video-conferencing and also looks at the logistics of teaching online, the benefits of an internationally comparative Indigenous course, and some of the difficulties involved in this teaching mode.
Discusses updated version of Inuit Arctic Policy looking at goals and objectives, Inuit rights, peace and security, environmental, social and economic issues.
Raises awareness, with the intent of informing decision makers, advisors and nongovernment organizations, (NGOs) regarding Inuit’s unique cancer concerns and realities.
Contemporary Literature, vol. 50, no. 4, Winter, 2009, pp. 775-810
Description
Discusses the fantasy of indigenization in Solomon Gursky Was Here and The Yiddish Policemen's Union; and looks at how Mordecai Richler is able to realize the dream of indigenization, where Michael Chabon's Alaskan Jews ultimately are forced to confront the failure of that dream.