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American Indians at Risk Volume 1 Jeffrey Ian Ross

Q GREENWOOD AN IMPRINT OF ABC-CLIO, LLC Santa Barbara, California • Denver, Colorado • Oxford, England

Contents

Acknowledgments, xi Introduction to American Indians at Risk, xiii Jeffrey Ian Ross Chronology, xxiii SECTION I

CRIME, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND VIOLENCE

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Introduction to Crime, Criminal Justice, and Violence in American Indian Communities, 3

Jeffrey Ian Ross American Indian Gangs, 11

Adrienne Freng Corruption on Indian Reservations, 25

Stan Weeber Criminal Victimization of Native Americans, 41

M. George Eichenberg Criminal Violence in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities, 59

Sidney L. Harring The Current State of Indian Country Corrections in the United States, 77

William G. Archambeault Hate Crimes against Native Americans: Contexts and Consequences, 95

Barbara Perry Policing Indian Country: Law Enforcement on Reservations, 113

L. Edward Wells Native Youth Delinquency, 135

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Favian Alejandro Martin Selected Bibliography, 153

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SECTION II

CULTURE

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Introduction to Culture in American Indian Communities, 163 Jeffrey Ian Ross Indigenous Peoples and the Borders on the North American Continent, 169

Yuka Mizutani Language Loss and Language Revitalization in American Indian Communities, 187

Marcellino Berardo, Lizette Peter, and Tracy Hirata-Edds Contemporary Issues in Native American Religion, 205

Owen Anderson Representing Native Americans in Sports, 219

Karen Schaumann-Beltran Selected Bibliography, 243

SECTION III

FAMILY

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Introduction to the Family in American Indian Communities, 251

Jeffrey Ian Ross Child Maltreatment in Indian Country, 257

Delores Subia Bigfoot, Lana O. Beasely, and Diane J. Willis Indian Children at Risk of Child Sexual Abuse: Historical and Contemporary Themes, 275

Paul D. Steele Native Americans and Domestic Violence, 291

Laura L. Finley Native Elders, 307

Lori L. Jervis and William Sconzert-Hall Selected Bibliography, 323

SECTION IV

HEALTH

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Introduction to Health in American Indian Communities, 333 Jeffrey Ian Ross

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"The Sore That Does Not Heal": Native Americans and Cancer, 339

Dorothy Bracey "Closing the Gap": The Diabetes Mellitus Epidemic among American Indians and Alaskan Natives, 353

Gregory R. Campbell Health Transitions, Health Care, and Health Inequities among American Indians and Alaskan Natives, 379

Gregory R. Campbell American Indian and Alaskan Native Mental Health Issues, 401 Favian Alejandro Martin Native Americans and Abuse of Alcohol and Drugs, 419

M. George Eichenberg Native Americans, Environmental Harms, and Justice, 439

Michael J. Lynch and Paul B. Stretesky Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity in American Indians and Alaska Native Children and Families, 459

Paul Spicer The Status of HIV/AIDS, Risk Behaviors, Prevention, and Intervention among U.S. American Indian and Alaska Native Populations, 473

Christine Wilson Duclos and Yvonne M. Hamby Wiping the Tears of American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: Suicide Risk and Prevention, 495

Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart, Doreen M. Bird, Deborah Altschul, andAnnetteS. Crisanti Selected Bibliography, 517

SECTION V

WORK AND SOCIETY

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Introduction to Work and Society in American Indian Communities, 547 Jeffrey Ian Ross Contemporary Social Pressures Facing American Indians, 557

Kathleen O 'Halleran Housing Pressures Facing American Indians, 577

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Improving American Indian Education through Best Practices, 599 Jon Reyhner Native American Employment and Unemployment Issues, 615

Yuka Mizutani "Rationally Designed to Further Indian Self-Government": American Indians and Affirmative Action, 631

D Anthony Clark Gambling: A Blessing and a Curse, 649

Bruce E. Johansen Time for a New Paradigm for American Indian Policy and Law?, 665

James W. Zion Selected Bibliography, 681

Glossary, 689 Primary Documents, 691 About the Editor, 761 About the Contributors, 763 Index, 777