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Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 1

, 2022
The Handbook of North American Indians series—the most monumental summary of knowledge on indigenous peoples of the USA, Canada, and Northern Mexico—was designed by the staff of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Department of Anthropology in ...
Igor Krupnik (13898195)
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Writing the history of North America from Indian country: the view from the north-central Plains, 1800-1870

Journal de la Société des Américanistes, 2019
This article is based on the premise that an insightful reconstruction of the specific cultural world of American Indians allows a clearer, more in-depth understanding of North American history as a whole.
Raymond J. DeMallie, Gilles Havard
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Etudes amérindiennes : le poids des plumes

Amnis, 2002
This paper focuses on Native American cultural initiatives and current debates. Too often, North American Indians have been confined to their tragic history and shown as dependent and helpless.
Jean-Marc Serme
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Transitory mummies: hopewell tombs and the conservation of the dead

Journal of Biological Research, 2021
Many Eastern North American Indians practiced secondary burial, and a wide variety of beliefs were attached to the stages of decomposition of the corpse.
Della Collins Cook
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The Spirit World & North American Indian Mortuary Practices

Revista Espaço Acadêmico, 2021
From earliest times, North American Indians[i] have shared some significant commonalities. Salient among these is a deep spiritual connection to the natural world.
Grace Keyes
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Choctaw Nation Youth Sun Exposure Survey

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2017
The incidence of skin cancer is rising among American Indians (AI) but the prevalence of harmful ultraviolet light (UVL) exposures among AI youth is unknown.
Dorothy A. Rhoades, Martina Hawkins, Barbara Norton, Dannielle Branam, Tamela K. Cannady, Justin Dvorak, Kai Ding, Ardis L. Olson, Mark P. Doescher   +8 more
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Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine in Centralized and Dispersed Distribution Scenarios

Findings, 2021
Living near vaccination sites can reduce transportation barriers to getting the COVID-19 vaccine. We examine how access in North Carolina varies among demographic groups based on residents’ geographic proximity to potential vaccination sites in ...
Abigail L. Cochran, Jueyu Wang, Lauren Prunkl, Lindsay Oluyede, Mary Wolfe, Noreen McDonald   +5 more
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Taking Action: Writing To End White Supremacy

Radical Teacher, 2019
The subject of monuments and their historical value in the present, a topic of great debate both politically and culturally in recent years, has brought to the forefront how prevalent white supremacy is in contemporary society.
Michele Fazio
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Volatile Compositions and Antifungal Activities of Native American Medicinal Plants: Focus on the Asteraceae

Plants, 2020
In the past, Native Americans of North America had an abundant traditional herbal legacy for treating illnesses, disorders, and wounds. Unfortunately, much of the ethnopharmacological knowledge of North American Indians has been lost due to population ...
Sims K. Lawson, Layla G. Sharp, Chelsea N. Powers, Robert L. McFeeters, Prabodh Satyal, William N. Setzer   +5 more
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Cancer among circumpolar populations: an emerging public health concern [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2016
Objectives: To determine and compare the incidence of cancer among the 8 Arctic States and their northern regions, with special focus on 3 cross-national indigenous groups – Inuit, Athabaskan Indians and Sami.
T. Kue Young, Janet J. Kelly, Jeppe Friborg, Leena Soininen, Kai O. Wong   +4 more
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