American Indian Health and Nursing / Edition 1

by Margaret P. Moss PhD, JD, RN, FAAN

Overview

"[A]n extraordinary textbook that addresses the historical and national impact of healthcare and nursing on the American Indian... Although written for nurses, the usefulness of this healthcare textbook extends far beyond this professional practice. Anyone who wants to understand how healthcare is delivered to the American Indian population will be become well informed while immersed in this text. In this day of indigenizing the academy, including nursing, this textbook would be an excellent resource in Native Studies, Sociology, Psychology, Medicine, or Education."

--Karen Doty-Sweetnam, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Studies, Brandon University, The Canadian Journal of Native Studies

The first book to examine the profound disparities in American Indian health, and how they can be remedied, through a nursing lens

The average life expectancy of a male born on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota today is somewhere in the mid-40s‚the lowest life expectancy of all peoples not only in the United States but the entire Western Hemisphere. Written by and for nurses, this is the first text to focus exclusively on American Indian health and nursing. In fact, it is likely the only nursing book to even mention American Indian health as a distinct entity. The text addresses the profound disparities in policy, health care law, and health outcomes that affect American Indians, and describes how these disparities, woven into the cultural, environmental, historical, and geopolitical fabric of American Indian society, are responsible for the marked lack of well-being among American Indians.

American Indian nurse authors, natives of nine unique American Indian cultures, address the four domains of health‚ physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional‚ within each region to underscore the many stunning inequalities of opportunity for health and well-being within the American Indian culture compared with Anglo culture. In an era of cultural competency, these expert nurse authors bring awareness of what is perhaps the least understood minority population in the United States. The text covers the history of American Indians with a focus on the drastic changes that occurred following European contact. Included are excerpts from relevant journal articles, historical reports, interviews with tribal health officials, and case studies. The book addresses the roots of American Indian nursing, including coverage of indigenous knowledge and traditional approaches to health and healing. It examines current issues surrounding American Indian nursing, nursing education, and health care within 10 distinct American Indian cultural populations,including a crucial discussion of the health care needs of American Indians living in urban areas.

KEY FEATURES:

• Focuses exclusively on American Indian health and nursing‚ the first book to do so
• Written by American Indian nurses
• Covers four domains of health: physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional
• Highlights nine specific cultural areas spanning Indian Country, each with its own unique history and context, with urban spaces as a final area

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826129840
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/16/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	1,163,217
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Margaret P. Moss, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN, is a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota. She is currently director of the University of British Columbia’s First Nations House of Learning and a tenured associate professor in the Faculty of Applied Science-Nursing.

Table of Contents

Contributors ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Part I Indigenous America 1

1 Overview Margaret P. Moss 3

2 Precontact Indigenous North America Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. 13

3 Postcontact, Sovereignty, and Health Margaret P. Moss 19

4 The Roots of American Indian "Nursing" Margaret P. Moss 33

5 The Indian Health System and Nursing Ruth E. Meilstrup Margaret P. Moss 43

6 Beyond the IHS: Indigenous Knowledge and Traditional Approaches to Health and Healing S. Neyooxet Greymorning 61

Part II Nursing in the 10 Cultural Areas: Regional and Tribal Issues for Nurses 79

7 AI/AN Elders: Mapping Cultural Areas and Regional Variances in Health Margaret P. Moss 81

8 Northeastern Woodlands Marilynn Malerba 99

9 Southeastern Woodlands Lee Arine Nichols 129

10 American Indian Tribes of the Southwest Nicolle L. Gonzales 159

11 Great Basin Lillian Tom-Orme 187

12 California Indians Bette Jacobs 205

13 Pacific Northwest/Plateau C. June Strickland 223

14 Alaska Christopher M. Nelson 249

15 Northern Great Plains Margaret P. Moss Donna M. Grandhois 265

16 Urban American Indians Lisa Martin Margaret P. Moss 289

Part III Policy, the Future of Nursing, and Indian Country 321

17 Indian Health Funding: Time for Change Marilynn Malerba Margaret P. Moss 323

18 The Future of Nursing Report and American Indian Nursing Education Margaret P. Moss 337

Appendix A List of Federally Recognized Tribes 355

Appendix B 66 State-Recognized Tribes 377

Appendix C About the Authors 381

Index 391