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Twelfth and Final Report on the North-Western Tribes of Canada

Alternate Title
Linguistics
Physical Characteristics of the Tribes of British Columbia
Summary of the Work of the Committee in British Columbia
The Chilcotin
The North-Western Tribes of Canada: Twelfth and Final Report of the Committe, Consisting of Professor E. B. Tylor (Chairman), Sir Cuthbert E. Peek (Secretary), Dr. G. M. Dawson, Mr. R. G. Haliburton, Mr. David Boyle and Hon. G. W. Ross ...
The Social Organisation of the Haida
E-Books
Author/Creator
Franz Boas
Livingston Farrand
Includes essays on the Chilcotin, Haida and linguistics.
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Type 1 Diabetes-Related Autoantibodies are Rare in Alaska Native Populations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Justin Mohatt
Lisa K. Gilliam
Lynn Bekris
Sven Ebbesson
Åke Lernmark
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 61, no. 1, 2002, pp. 21-31
Concludes that Alaskan Inupiat and Siberian Yup'ik are predominantly affected by type 2 diabetes, as opposed to latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA).
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The Western and Eastern Roots of the Saami--The Story of Genetic "Outliers" Told by Mitochondrial DNA and Y Chromosomes

Alternate Title
The Western and Eastern Roots of the Sami--The Story of Genetic "Outliers" Told by Mitochondrial DNA and Y Chromosomes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristiina Tambets
Siiri Rootsi
Toomas Kivisild
Hela Help
Piia Serk ... [et al.]
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 74, no. 4, April 2004, pp. 661-682
Compares DNA variants found in the Sami to variants found in Western Eurasian and Siberian mtDNA samples.
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"Who We Was": Creating Witnesses in Joseph Bruchac's Hidden Roots

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary J. Couzelis
Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, [Disability and Indigeneity], 2013, pp. 159-174
Looks at a young adult historical novel which depicts a family's history in relation to the Vermont eugenics movement of the 1920s and 1930s.
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Whose Bones Are They?

Articles » General
New Scientist, vol. 178, no. 2397, May 31, 2003, p. 5
Brief discussion of the issues surrounding museum ownership of bone collections.
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WIPO-UNEP Study on the Role of Intellectual Property Rights in the Sharing of Benefits Arising From the Use of Biological Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge

Alternate Title
WIPO Study ; no. 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anil K. Gupta
Uses three case studies to show the inadequacies in sharing arrangements for traditional knowledge holders regarding the use of biological and genetic resources and the restrictions of using existing intellectual property frameworks.
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Y Chromosomal Polymorphisms Reveal Founding Lineages in the Finns and the Saami

Alternate Title
Y Chromosomal Polymorphisms Reveal Founding Lineages in the Finns and the Sami
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Päivi Lahermo
Marja-Liisa Savontaus
Pertti Sistonen
Judit Béres
Peter de Knijff ... [et al.]
European Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 7, no. 4, May 1999, pp. 447-458
Results from study of 502 males from 16 ethnic groups shows bottleneck effect in male lineages of the Finns and the Sami.
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