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Assimilating American Indians in James Fenimore Cooper’s Novels?

Prague Journal of English Studies, 2016
The article employs critical concepts from sociology and anthropology to examine the stereotype of the Vanishing Indian and disclose its contradictory character.
Peprník Michal
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Administrative Burden and the Reproduction of Settler Colonialism: A Case Study of the Indian Child Welfare Act

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2023
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) sought to end the forced removal of Native children from their tribes. Decades later, American Indian children are still placed in foster and adoptive care at disproportionately high rates.
Hana E. Brown
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Wakȟáŋyeža (Little Holy One) - an intergenerational intervention for Native American parents and children: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial with embedded single-case experimental design

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Trauma within Native American communities compromises parents’ parenting capacity; thus, increasing childrens’ risk for substance use and suicide over the lifespan.
Teresa Brockie, Emily E. Haroz, Katie E. Nelson, Mary Cwik, Ellie Decker, Adriann Ricker, Shea Littlepage, Justin Mayhew, Deborah Wilson, Lawrence Wetsit, Allison Barlow   +10 more
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Documenting Domination: From the Doctrine of Christian Discovery to Dominion Theology

Religions
The Doctrine of Christian Discovery is a series of fifteenth-century papal bulls that served as the theological and legal justification for the colonization of the world and the enslavement of the Original Free Nations, starting first on the African ...
Adam DJ Brett, Betty Hill (Lyons)
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Use of the evidence base in substance abuse treatment programs for American Indians and Alaska natives: pursuing quality in the crucible of practice and policy

Implementation Science, 2011
Background A variety of forces are now shaping a passionate debate regarding the optimal approaches to improving the quality of substance abuse services for American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
Fleming Candace, Fickenscher Alexandra, Daw Raymond, Dahlke Dennis, Conti Sarah G, Aarons Gregory A, Novins Douglas K, Love Craig, Masis Kathleen, Spicer Paul   +9 more
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"Chief Seattle" versus Sherman Alexie

RSA Journal, 2008
By juxtaposing the legendary figure of Chief Seattle to Sherman Alexie’s scathing remarks on the myth of the “ecological Indian,” the essay explores different ways of thinking about the relationship between Indians and the environment.
Giorgio Mariani
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Our Collective Needs and Strengths: Urban AI/ANs and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Sociology, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised national consciousness about health inequities that disproportionately impact American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, yet urban AI/AN communities continue to remain a blind spot for health leaders and ...
Tara L. Maudrie, Kerry Hawk Lessard, Jessica Dickerson, Kevalin M. W. Aulandez, Allison Barlow, Victoria M. O’Keefe   +5 more
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[Review of] Multicultural Education and the American Indian [PDF]

, 1983
Multicultural Education and the American Indian provides an excellent treatment of selected issues related to the education of American Indians. This volume, by scholars in Indian studies, is divided into six sections and includes an overview and ...
Laughlin, Margaret A.
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles, Greg Russell, Leila H. DeWitt, Kimberly Montez, Callie L. Brown   +4 more
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A Prospective Study of Individuals at Risk of Multiple Sclerosis Informs the Design of Primary Prevention Studies

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective In multiple sclerosis, the optimal time for deploying a therapeutic intervention is before the central nervous system is damaged; given the success of trials treating the earliest stage of MS, the radiologically isolated syndrome, developing primary prevention strategies is an important next challenge.
Amy W. Laitinen, Ceren Tozlu, Tina Roostaei, Fatoumata Diallo, Kaho Onomichi, Jiyeon Son, Zongqi Xia, Philip L. De Jager   +7 more
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