By Irene S. Vernon
ISBN-10: 0803202407
ISBN-13: 9780803202405
ISBN-10: 0803246684
ISBN-13: 9780803246683
Over the last 5 centuries, waves of illnesses have ravaged and occasionally annihilated local American groups. the most recent of those silent killers is HIV/AIDS. the 1st publication to element the devastating impression of the ailment on local american citizens, Killing Us Quietly absolutely and minutely examines the epidemic and its social and cultural outcomes between 3 teams in 3 geographical components. via a chain of non-public narratives, the ebook additionally vividly conveys the negative person and emotional toll the ailment is taking over local lives. Exploring local city, reservation, and rural views, in addition to the viewpoints of local adolescence, girls, homosexual or bisexual males, this learn combines facts, local demography and histories, and profiles of local companies to supply a vast knowing of HIV/AIDS between local americans. The ebook confronts the original fiscal and political situations and cultural practices which may inspire the unfold of the illness in local settings. and maybe most crucial, it discusses prevention recommendations and academic resources. A much-needed evaluation of a countrywide calamity, Killing Us Quietly is a necessary source for Natives and non-Natives alike.
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38 The rural-urban circular migration found among the Navajos is common among many urban Natives who return frequently to the reservation for ceremonies, seasonal activities, family gatherings, and funerals. Stephen, who found support for his status among his tribe, finds it necessary to / move to and from the reservation in search of continued support, healing, and fun. Many who are familiar with this migration phenomenon fear its possible contribution to the spread of / because high-risk behavior outside the reservation will then expose rural partners.
The Indian Friendship House is an urban facility that tribal people will use, in part, because of its cultural orientation and services. Like other minority gay men, Native urban two-spirit men have been a subpopulation that is hard to reach and service. In part, their inaccessibility derives from feelings of being targets of racism, prejudice, and alienation in a white world. 57 For instance, Willie, a Native American attorney with who lives in San Francisco, complained about social workers in the city.
He talked about a sense of common understanding among them. Stephen was born in California although he has very close ties to his reservation in Idaho, where he lived for several years. Married once to a woman who did drugs, Stephen has been in a long-term relationship with a man whom he considers his husband. When he was young he considered himself ‘‘wild’’ and engaged in high-risk behaviors. These behaviors have been tempered since diagnosis but have not stopped completely. ’’ He feels that he can not party any more and needs to watch what he does and whom he is with.
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