New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 353, no. 18, November 3, 2005, pp. 1881-1883
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Physician who spent three years working in a reservation hospital relates her experiences with the health problems faced by the residents set within the context of the general Native American population.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 3, 1992, pp. 77-86
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Findings indicate that Native Americans were more likely to have gallstones than non-Native Americans. This finding is significant in that large stones also carry a greater risk for gallbladder cancer.
Reports on the cultural and linguistic barriers encountered by Navajo interpreters during the informed consent process and makes suggestions for adapting it to minority populations.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 2, Spring, 1992, pp. 157-167
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Authors, who are also FBI agents, describe some of the potential complications and pitfalls for non-Indigenous investigators working in Indigenous communities; highlight cultural misunderstandings, negotiation of systems of authority and governance, Indigenous systems of justice.
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Indigenous Epistemologies and Education: Self-Determination, Anthropology, and Human Rights, March 2005, pp. 73-87
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Examines the concept of self determination used in the Ramah Navajo community and gives a Navajo perspective on self-determination and education.