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Issues in Tribal Environmental Research and Health Promotion: Novel Approaches for Assessing and Managing Cumulative Risks and Impacts of Global Climate Change (2007)
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| R833707 | Impacts of Climate Change on Health Benefits of a Tribal Alaskan Resource:Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Risk Assessment Through Local Monitoring | Lila, Mary Ann Flint, Courtney Johnson, Jennifer Raskin, Ilya |
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| R833706 | Community Based Risk Assessment of Exposure to Contaminants via Water Sources on the Crow Reservation in Montana | Ford, Timothy E. |  |
| R833705 | An Epidemiologic Study of Time Trends and Health Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants, Mercury and Micronutrients | Berner, J |  |
| R833708 | Understanding the Cumulative Affects of Environmental and Psycho-Social Stressors that Threaten the Pohlik-lah and Ner-er-ner Lifeway: The Yurok Tribe’s Approach | Sloan, Kathleen Steinberg, Sheila Steinberg, Steven J Fluharty, Suzanne |
Lifestyle and Cultural Practices of Tribal Populations and Risks from Toxic Substances in the Environment (2002)
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R831044 Grant |
Iakotisa'tstentsera:wis Ne Ohontsia: Reducing Risk by Restoring Relationships |
Arquette, Mary Ransom, James Sargent, Elvera Arquette, David David, Leroy King, Joyce Thompson, Darrell Arquette, Dave |
Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment Inc.,Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force,Akwesasne Freedom School |
April 2004 - March 2007 |
NY | |||
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R831043 Grant |
Environmental Contaminants in Foodstuffs of Siberian Yu’piks from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska |
Miller, Pamela K. Arnason, John Carpenter, David O. DeCaprio, Anthony P. Eckstein, Lorraine Waghiyi, Viola Welfinger-Smith, Gretchen |
Alaska Community Action on Toxics,SUNY at Albany |
December 2003 - November 2006 |
AK | |||
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R831046 Grant |
Lifestyles and Cultural Practices of Tribal Populations And Risks from Toxic Substances in the Environment |
Harper, Barbara L. Harding, Anna K. Harris, Stuart G. Waterhous, Therese S. Wilcox, Anthony |
Oregon State University,Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation |
August 2003 - July 2006 |
OR | |||
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R831045 Grant |
Risks to Northern Alaskan Inupiat: Assessing Potential Effects of Oil Contamination on Subsistence Lifestyles, Health, and Nutrition |
Wetzel, Dana L. Hepa, Taqulik O'Hara, Todd M. Reynolds, John E. Willetto, Carla |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
August 2003 - July 2006 |
FL | |||
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R831047 Grant |
Reducing Risks of the Anishinaabe from Methylmercury |
Foran, Jeffery Kmiecik, Neil Groetsch, Kory Riley, Kirk |
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee,Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission,Michigan State University,Midwest Center for Environmental Science and Policy |
July 2003 - June 2006 |
WI | |||
Environmental Justice: Partnerships for Communication (2000)
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R829467 Grant |
Bioaccumulative Toxics in Native American Shellfish |
Basabe, Felix Anthony Donatuto, Jamie |
Swinomish Tribal Community |
March 2002 - March 2006 |
WA | |||
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Health impact mechanisms on the Native Alaska people because of climate change and contaminants in the Arctic include:
One Page Summary (PDF, 1pp., 260 K) |
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A Community Based Participitory Research model was developed as part of a risk assessment program focusing on the contamination of water sources on the Crow Reservation in Montana One Page Summary (PDF, 1pp., 241 K) |
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Research investigated the potential health and medical benefits of wild berries to Alaska Natives. Analyses indicated that the amylase-inhibiting activity of berries slows down the process of turning starch into sugar (i.e., it has an important impact on diabetes); berries contain varying levels of antioxidants; and protease inhibitors in berries may help fight HIV/AIDS, parasitic diseases, and metabolic disorders. One Page Summary (PDF, 1pp., 425 K) |
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Tribal communities engage in active, outdoor lifestyles in all climates, with greater environmental contact rates in comparison to members of the suburban community. This project systematically described how Tribal people interact with the environment and how they might be exposed to environmental contaminants. One Page Summary (PDF, 60pp., 2.2MB) |