Diabetes, vol. 51, no. suppl.1, February 2002, pp. S262-S265
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Discusses Type 2 diabetes mellitus of the Pima Indians of Arizona including why they are susceptible and why rate of incidence is among highest in the world.
Discusses the sacred connection between language, land and people, how language revitalization addresses spiritual needs and, argues that the loss of language represents loss of a unique way of organizing experiences.
Literature and Theology, vol. 16, no. 2, 2002, pp. 201-219
Description
Article examines the links between the two concepts as they appear in these three works: Halfbreed, In Search of April Raintree, Green Grass, Running Water.
American Anthropologist, vol. 104, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 642-646
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Exhibit review essay of: Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience mounted by the Heard Museum, and the accompanying book Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Experiences by Margaret L. Archuleta, Brenda J. Child, K. Tsianina Lomawaima.
Modern Drama, vol. 45, no. 2, Summer, 2002, pp. 259-269
Description
Argues that the character of Nanabush is not identical to the figure found in traditional stories, and discusses his role in underlying temporal theme of the play.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 2, March/April 2002, pp. 19-20
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Describes the history of the RAATSICC in Queensland, Australia in 1991 to 2002 when it offered 41 children activity services in most remote communities.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 2, Spring, 2002, pp. 286-307
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Article examines the protocols and practices surrounding knowledge acquisition and transmission in a Lummi (Coast Salish) community and considers how different understanding and beliefs around knowledge can create distrust.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 5, September/October 2002, pp. 22-24
Description
Statistics indicate that blindness occurs up to 10 times more often in Australian Aboriginals than the general population. Results from the 5 day course indicated that recipients found it relevant and informative.
College English, vol. 65, no. 2, November 2002, pp. 117-141
Description
Argues that the author used her essays to criticize the school's agenda "civilizing" students and to assert that Native Americans should determine their own educational needs.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 3, May/June 2002, pp. 27-28
Description
Survey results from this suburban Sydney, Australia community which ranked healthcare priorities, revealed that general doctor availability was highest closely followed by children's services, including immunization.
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 43, no. 4, November 2002, pp. 466-472
Description
Summary results showed a wide range of performance quality and a need for replicate samples to properly assess the effectiveness of analytical methodologies and reliability of results.
Professional Geographer, vol. 54, no. 2, May 2002, pp. 140-157
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Argues that although portrayed as exclusively "hunter-fisher-gatherers", there is ample evidence that the peoples of this region also created gardens of edible plants using sophisticated methods. Author further argues that this portrayal was used to rationalize dispossession of traditional territories.
College Composition and Communication, vol. 53, no. 3, February 2002, pp. 396-434
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Focuses on the written responses to colonization produced by two American Indian intellectuals, Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins and Charles Alexander Eastman.
MELUS, vol. 5, no. 4, New Writers and New Insights , Winter, 1978, pp. 2-17
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Contends that the author emphasizes that strength is drawn from adaptation of traditions to modern circumstances, rather than a strict adherence to old rituals.
Current Anthropology, vol. 43, no. 3, June 2002, pp. 383-420
Description
Using Shamanism as the interpretative framework has allowed academics "to "other" pre-Columbian peoples by portraying them as steeped in magic and the spiritual."