Life expectancy loss among Native Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
Demographic Research, 2022 Background: There has been little systematic research on the mortality impact of COVID-19 in the Native American population. Objective: We provide estimates of loss of life expectancy in 2020 and 2021 relative to 2019 for the Native American ...
Noreen Goldman, Theresa Andrasfay
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COVID-19 risk factors and mortality among Native Americans
Demographic Research, 2021 Background: Academic research on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 among Native Americans has largely been restricted to particular indigenous groups or reservations.
Katherine Leggat-Barr +2 more
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Designing Inclusive HPV Cancer Vaccines and Increasing Uptake among Native Americans—A Cultural Perspective Review [PDF]
Current Oncology, 2021 Despite a global and nationwide decrease, Native Americans continue to experience high rates of cancer morbidity and mortality. Vaccination is one approach to decrease cancer incidence such as the case of cervical cancer.
Skyler J. Bordeaux +6 more
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Interethnic differences in pancreatic cancer incidence and risk factors: The Multiethnic Cohort [PDF]
Cancer Medicine, 2019 While disparity in pancreatic cancer incidence between blacks and whites has been observed, few studies have examined disparity in other ethnic minorities. We evaluated variations in pancreatic cancer incidence and assessed the extent to which known risk
Brian Z. Huang +8 more
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Disparities between native americans and white individuals in global outcome trajectories over the 5 years after traumatic brain injury: A model systems study. [PDF]
PLoS ONEPurposeTraumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to a host of challenges and negatively impacts Native Americans more than any other ethnic group in the U.S. Despite this, little research exists on Native Americans with TBI.
Jack D Watson +2 more
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Self-reported head trauma among Native Americans who inject methamphetamine: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant public health concern, with disparities in prevalence and care access among Native Americans. The syndemic relationship between substance use and TBI remains underexplored in Native Americans who ...
Monica R. Lininger +5 more
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Population genetics of PDE4B (phosphodiesterase‐4B) in neglected Native Americans: Implications for cancer pharmacogenetics [PDF]
Clinical and Translational Science, 2022 PDE4B (phosphodiesterase‐4B) has an important role in cancer and in pharmacology of some disorders, such as inflammatory diseases. Remarkably in Native Americans, PDE4B variants are associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) relapse, as this gene
Rennan Garcias Moreira +17 more
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(Dis)Empowerment of Native Americans in Orson Scott Card’s The Tales of Alvin Maker
Ilha do Desterro, 2021 The aim of this article is to analyze the portrayal of Native Americans in Orson Scott Card’s The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987-2003). The series is an alternative history of America in the early 19th century, which allows Card to condemn the country’s ...
Weronika Łaszkiewicz
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THE REPRESENTATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN IN THE LONE RANGER FILM: A GENETIC STRUCTURALISM ANALYSIS
Lire Journal, 2023 Racism is part of America's dark history. Racism seems to have never been resolved. This article examined how racism is narrated in The Lone Ranger Film.
Dyani Prades Pratiwi
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Exchange of medicinal plant information in California missions
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2020 Background Missions were established in California in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to convert Native Americans to Christianity and enculturate them into a class of laborers for Californios (Spanish/Mexican settler).
Joe Rayl McBride +4 more
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