American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 250-286
Description
Study involved interviews with 10 individuals who had served in the legislature or on county councils about their experiences running for, and serving in, political office given that the state is considered to be highly racialized.
Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, vol. 16, no. 4, July-August 2003, pp. 296-303
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Comparative study conducted with mothers of Aboriginal children diagnosed FAS between 1981 and 1993 and mothers whose children had no symptoms of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 113-125
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Discusses how colonization has disrupted communities' relationship with the land, efforts to restore the connection on the reservation, and how ideas about tradition and sustainability are linked to food sovereignty.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 1, Bachelors and Masters Programs at Tribal Colleges and Universities, Fall, 2017, p. [?]
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Comments on the first tribal college, Sinte Gleska University, to be accredited at the master's degree level with a Master of Science in elementary education.
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-22
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Study works with 25 Elders living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to explore narratives surrounding food and food production over their lives. Four themes emerged: family homestead, food as security, food preservation, and generational gardening. Discusses potential implications for future programming to improve food security.
Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, vol. 62, no. 11, November 2003, pp. 1178-1191
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Study tested the hypothesis that receptor binding abnormalities to the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) was a factor in the high rate of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 1, 2017, pp. 33-46
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Reports on results of focus group discussions with 51 Ojibwe, Sioux and Winnegabo participants. Found that bans were unpopular and widely resisted due to sense of freedom associated with smoking, lenient attitudes, culture-bound perceptions, and receiving mixed messages.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 1-21
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Discusses case law pertaining to Section 5 of the Act, which prohibts practices which deny the right to vote as well as those that dilute the power of voters to elect representatives of their choice.