Indigenous Health and Justice

Karen Jarratt-Snider (Chocktaw descent) is a professor in the Department of Applied Indigenous Studies at Northern Arizona University. Marianne O. Nielsen is a professor emerita in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northern Arizona University.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionMarianne O. Nielsen and Karen Jarratt-SniderPART I. HEALTH DISPARITIES IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES1. Indigenous Peoples’ Involvement in the U.S. Justice System, Trends, Health Impacts, and Health Disparities Ricky Camplain, Carmenlita Chief, Carolyn Camplain, Nicolett I. Teufel-Shone, and Julie Baldwin2. The Historical Failure of the Indian Health Service and the Restoration of Health-Care SovereigntyJoseph Dietrich and Jean Reith Schroedel3. The Pursuit of Wellness and Decolonization Through Centering Stories of Post-9/11 Native VeteransLeola Tsinnajinnie PaquinPART II. COVID-19 IMPACTS4. Indigenous Nation Rebuilding: Pandemic-Tested Sovereignty, Health, and ResilienceManley A. Begay Jr., April D. J. Petillo, and Carol Goldtooth5. The Navajo Nation Response During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 PandemicMiranda Jensen Haskie6. Media Framing of the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Native NationsStefanie Kunze and Earlene CamarilloPART III. COMMUNITY RESPONSES AND RESILIENCE7. Remaking Place: DinÉ Land, Health, and WellnessKerry F. Thompson and Ora V. Marek-Martinez8. Restoring Mana: How One Māori Agency Is Addressing Domestic ViolenceKanoelani R. Dodd and Marianne O. NielsenConclusionKaren Jarratt-Snider and Marianne O. NielsenContributorsIndex

“To stay alive in modern America, most Indigenous people depend on Western medicine. This book reveals the truth and describes the survivance of Native people during the Covid years while telling us about the early problematic history of government Indian health care.” - Donald Fixico, author of The Urban Indian Experience in America