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Lizot, Jacques – 1976
Spread between Brazil and Venezuela, the Yanomami occupy a dense forest region on the borders of Guyana, the northern parts divided up by grassy savanna. The Parima plain which forms the frontier between Brazil and Venezuela constitutes both the geographic centre and the place of origin of today's communities. The linguistic affiliation of these…
Descriptors: American Indians, Boarding Schools, Cultural Influences, Culture Conflict
George, Otto – 1979
"Eskimo Medicine Man" is a record of primitive Alaskan life in the 1930's. It records the experiences in Alaska's remote areas of Dr. Otto George, the last "traveling physician" for the Department of Interior's Indian Service, when in all the territory (an area one-fifth that of the contiguous United States) there were fewer…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indians, Child Rearing
