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.
Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture and Community
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Peterson Zah
Description
Simon Ortiz introduces Dr. Peterson Zah who speaks on the history of Native American education, Navajo education and student recruitment. Fifth installment of lecture series.
Duration: 1:12:14
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 4, Fall, 2010, pp. 409-434
Description
Looks at six states with the largest percentage of American Indian populations and analyzes if a proportional representation of American Indians hold desirable positions in state and local governments.
"Plenary paper at the conference The Real California Gold: Indigenous & Immigrant Heritage Languages of California, University of California Davis, May 7-8, 2010."
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.
Looks at the negotiation for sacred lands in South Dakota and Arizona as an example of the relationship between Native populations and the American government.
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.
Solar Energy Development Programmatic EIS: Information Centre
Web Sites » Governmental
Description
Website focuses on identifying the locations most suitable for utility-scale solar energy development, and evaluating potential environmental, social, and economic effects.
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.
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2010 Western Social Science Association American Indian Studies Section, Summer, 2010, pp. 1-6
Description
Comments on the objections to use artificial snow made from reclaimed treated sewage water, due to the sacred nature of the peaks.