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Native Americans : cultural diversity, health issues and challenges /

"The first chapter of this book traces the rise of the idea of Manifest Destiny, showing how it contributed to the historical traumatization experienced by Native American tribes during an initial period in U.S. history (1790-1890). Illustrations of renewal and revitalization among present-day...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mendoza, Jerome
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2015]
Series:Focus on civilizations and cultures.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Social conditions.
Indians of North America > Social life and customs.
Cultural pluralism > North America.
Indians of North America > Health and hygiene.
Pacific Islanders > Health and hygiene.
Human genetics.
Indian youth > North America > Social conditions.
Indians of North America > Food.
Food relief > North America.
Table of Contents:
  • Manifest Destiny and Traumatization of Indigenous Native American Culture : Soul Wound followed by Renewal and Revitalization / Steven Borish, Arthur Scott, Mietek Kolipinski, Marie Pace, Sibdas Ghosh; Department of Human Development, California State University East Bay, Hayward, California, USA, and others
  • The Peopling of America : Siberians, Pacific Islanders and Ancient Trans-Atlantic Europeans According to HLA Genetics and Anthropology / Antonio Arnaiz-Villena, Ester Muñiz, Jorge Martinez-Laso; Department of Immunology, University Complutense, School of Medicine, Madrid, Regional Blood Center, Madrid, Spain, and others
  • The Relationship between Ethnic Identity, Religious Identity, and Self-Esteem in a Sample of Lumbee Youth / Katie L. Cotter, Caroline B.R. Evans, Paul R. Smokowski; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, North Carolina Academic Center for Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention, NC, USA, and others
  • The Effect of Food Assistance on American Indian Women's Food Choices / Ariun Ishdorj, Victoria Salin; Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, TX, USA.