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Indigenous Studies: Recent submissions
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People of the Sacred Language: Revival of the Hocak Language
(University of Kansas, 2009-06-12)The native language of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is Hocak, today an endangered language. The Hochungra, meaning "People of the Sacred Speech", originally came from present day ... -
Water Quality Issues facing Indigenous Peoples in North America and Siberia
(University of Kansas, 2009-04-29)Contaminated water is a problem of global concern that disproportionately affects many Indigenous communities. This study focuses on water-quality issues facing two Indigenous communities - the Altaian people of Central ... -
EXPANDING TRIBAL CITIZENSHIP USING INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF SELF-DETERMINATION
(University of Kansas, 2008-08-20)ABSTRACT Jancita C. Warrington, M.A., Indigenous Nations Studies Center for Indigenous Nations Studies, May 2008 University of Kansas The purpose of this research is to provide Tribal Nations of mid-North America with an ... -
Tribal Nations and Limitary Concepts: Examining the Dimensions and Limitations of Sovereignty and Autonomy
(University of Kansas, 2008-07-31)As demonstrated by the expansion of Indigenous academic scholarship in the past few decades, Indigenous theorists are evaluating the implementation of sovereignty as an effective process to protect and expand the political ... -
Indigenous Resource Management and Environmental Contamination
(University of Kansas, 2008-07-28)Heavy metals are potential contaminants which can produce negative impacts on human health which vary from metal to metal, and are also dependent upon concentration and duration of exposure to the contaminant. This study ... -
The Hopi and the Black Mesa: An Argument for Protection of Sacred Water Sites
(University of Kansas, 2008-07-28)Numerous studies have documented the dropping water levels in Hopi sacred springs. From 1966 to 2005, Peabody Coal Mining Company has continually used the water located directly under the Hopi reservation. The use of water ... -
Protection of Navajo Sacred Objects
(University of Kansas, 2008-07-31)Navajo cultural items are being misused, lost, stolen, and sold in pawnshops, Indian stores, the internet, and at pow-wows. This thesis argues that tribes should consider enacting tribal legislation to prevent this spiritual ... -
Can Museums Promote Community Healing? A Healing Museum Model for Indigenous Communities
(University of Kansas, 2008-02-01)Since colonization, Indigenous peoples and various ethnic groups have endured exploitation, marginalization, and extreme oppression, often culminating in physical and cultural genocide. Crimes of cultural destruction disrupt ... -
Native American Children and Their Reports of Hope: A Factor Analytic Comparison
(University of Kansas, 2007-12-27)The present study investigated the applicability of the Hope Theory (Snyder et al., 1991) among a Native American child population in the Midwest. Dependent variables included (a) the Hope Interview and (b) the Children's ... -
Methamphetamine and Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction on the Wind River Reservation
(University of Kansas, 2008-06-18)The drug methamphetamine is creating an epidemic on Tribal reservations. Non-Indian drug dealers are targeting vulnerable addicted populations, including the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming in hopes to replace the alcohol ...