Human Evolution, vol. 12, no. 4, October 1997, pp. 287-290
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Discussion of how new techniques allow genetics of extinct populations to be studied but raise ethical questions about using museum collections to gather samples.
Mosaic: A Journal for the Interdisciplinary Study of Literature, vol. 30, no. 3, September 1997, pp. 115-[?]
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Critiques Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water and states the novel employs counter-narratives that deploy androgynous figures to parody popular literature texts.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 209-228
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Author traces the history and development of “North American Indian Place Names Studies” as a discipline in the field of anthropology; analyzes a successful model of cooperative research on Tlingit place names.
Annual Review of Anthropology, vol. 26, October 1997, pp. 465-485
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Social hierarchies in the Mississippian Period. Increased importance of cosmography and iconography in the period of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 90, Spring, 1997, pp. 83-85
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Reports on research into theatre methodology based on native performance practices, as a means of avoiding confusion between native traditions and the world at large.
Youth & Society, vol. 17, no. 4, June 1986, pp. 381-395
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Discusses the impact on retention when students experience a clash between their cultural beliefs and the system in post-secondary institutions. Author conducted survey of 101 first-year students enrolled at University of Oklahoma in 1975 to test this theory.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 21, no. 4, July/August 1997, p. 6
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Describes a collaborative project involving three Queensland, Australia institutions striving to better support breastfeeding and improving infant nutrition practices.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 4, Shamans and Preachers, Color Symbolism and Commercial Evangelism: Reflections on Early Mid-Atlantic , Autumn, 1992, pp. 511-519
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Author discusses Indigenous medical practices; lists some maladies that were effectively treated using Indigenous medicine and notes those diseases brought from Europe for which Indigenous peoples had no treatment.
Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 105, no. 4, April 1997, pp. 424-429
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Study monitoring residents living next to an inactive mercury mine in Clear Lake, California found results consistent with other studies; also considers protective public health measures.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 4, Fall, 1992, pp. 600-602
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Book review of 2 books:
The Power of Horses and Other Stories by Elizabeth Cook-Lynn.
Beyond Values and Ideology: Tales from Six North American Indian Peoples by Guy Lanoue.