American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 1, Winter, 2008, pp. 16-42
Description
Author explores the meanings that are made by the La Paz Run, an annual commemoration of the hundreds of Hualapais who, in 1875, broke out of an internment camp in Southern Arizona and followed the Colorado River for almost 200 miles back to their reservation at the edge of the Grand Canyon.
The Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 3, Autumn, 2008, pp. 283-302
Description
Discusses how Indigenous soldiers, who performed the same labor tasks as white soldiers, were institutionally marginalized and distanced as a second-class.
The Comparison of Reading Comprehension Using Dual Language, Full Immersion, and Sheltered English Immersion Instructional Programs for Navajo Students
Theses
Author/Creator
Florinda J. Jackson
Description
[Education] Thesis (Ed.D.)--Arizona State University, 2008.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 47, no. 1, 2008, pp. 136-154
Description
Study examines academic rates of American Indian students as a group, the rates of American Indian students relative to White students, and the rates of Black and Hispanic students relative to White students.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 2, Native Green, Winter, 2008
Description
Comments on the meeting between the New Mexcio Higher Education Department and four tribal colleges from New Mexico, with the mandate being how to better serve Amerian Indian students in conjunction with state initiatives.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 2, Spring, 1984, pp. 83-101
Description
Examines health care practices for pregnant Navajo women and the need for more culturally sensitive approaches to help reduce mortality rates. Part 1 of 2.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 3, Summer, 1984, pp. 199-210
Description
Examines health care practices for pregnant Navajo women and the need for more culturally sensitive approaches to help reduce mortality rates for Navajo women and infants. Part 2 of 2.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 15, no. 2, 2008, pp. 25-41
Description
Couples identified 5 key points for a strong marriage: (1) maintain communication, (2) nurture your relationship, (3) learn about marriage, (4) be prepared, and (5) have a strong foundation.
Journal of the Southwest, vol. 50, no. 4, Winter, 2008, pp. 355-376
Description
Discusses the history of one group of Indians from southern Arizona who embraced the Christian devil cosmology and related theories of sickness and cure.