American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 2, Spring, 1999, pp. 23-37
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The authors examine the campaign, local media coverage, and the exit poll of the 1994 Navajo presidential campaign and election offer analysis of the even and its significance.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 1-36
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Argues that for problems of identity the strategy for change requires committed leadership, populations that demand change, and changes to institutions and bureacracies.
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, 1999, pp. 712-774
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Looks at the legal and regulatory basis of forest management, and assess how new tenure systems might be developed that would uphold traditional values while providing economic and employment opportunities.
American Indian Law Review, vol. 15, no. 2, 1990/1991, pp. 369-389
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General discussion of rights, review and comparison of cases and decisions in Canada and the United States, and a brief summary of social and legislative history in Canada.
Looks at self-governance in Alaska, Canada, and the lower forty-eight states including eleven case studies.
Final report - AFN (Alaska Federation of Natives) version.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 3, Special Issue on Disease, Health, and Survival Among Native Americans, 1999, pp. 205-215
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Examines a study in California offering practical and culturally sensitive steps for health care providers to help implement a focussed breast cancer educational program.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 3, Special Issue on Disease, Health, and Survival Among Native Americans, 1999, pp. 185-203
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Argues that diabetes is not just a disease of the body but is a problem which needs to be understood within the context of Aboriginal history, culture, and experience.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 80, no. 7, July 1990, pp. 875-877
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Findings from the 1988-89 study indicated an estimated 10.6% of male and 6.4% of female Pacific Northwestern American Indians were at high risk for AIDS in contrast to 3% of the general U.S. population.
Youth & Society, vol. 17, no. 4, June 1986, pp. 381-395
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Discusses the impact on retention when students experience a clash between their cultural beliefs and the system in post-secondary institutions. Author conducted survey of 101 first-year students enrolled at University of Oklahoma in 1975 to test this theory.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 1999, pp. 177-189
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Argues that Wampum was a historical record, containing matters that were held sacred, but when first encountered by Europeans, because it was held with such respect, Wampum was assumed by the Europeans to be money.