Indian and Eskimo Artifacts of North America

Immunoglobulin allotypes in several North American Eskimo populations.

Genetic data consisting of immunoglobulin testing (GM and KM) from 631 Eskimos from 5 populations are reported. These populations are Savoonga, Gambell (St. Lawrence Island), Wales, King Island, and Mckenzie Delta, Baffin Island. The GM and KM haplotypes are analyzed and compared to those occurring in Greenland, Canadian, Alaskan, and Siberian Eskimos and to other Siberian indigenous population...

Collins, de Laguna, Carpenter, and Stone: The Far North: 2000 Years of American Eskimo and Indian Art / Stewart: Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast

Both the traditional artist, discussed by Carpenter, and the contemporary printmaker, discussed by Stewart, are fascinated by the possibilities of such distorting and squeezing. Plates 47 to 50 in Stewart's book present an interesting progression of the stylized renditions of a killer whale placed into a variety of borders. The first illustration shows a naturalistic whale in a rectangular bord...

Hepatitis C Virus in American Indian/Alaskan Native and Aboriginal Peoples of North America

Liver diseases, such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, are "broken spirit" diseases. The prevalence of HCV infection for American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) in the United States and Canadian Aboriginals varies; nonetheless, incidence rates of newly diagnosed HCV infection are typically higher relative to non-indigenous people. For AI/AN and Aboriginal peoples risk factors for the diagnos...

Frequency arrangement of cranioscopic features of the Eskimo and American Indian skulls

Admixture in North America

The history of North America has been marked by the encounter of populations from different continents. The discovery of the New World began a period defined by human migrations at a much larger scale than in previous history. This movement of people, voluntary or forced, changed profoundly the human landscape. As populations came into contact, admixture followed in varying degrees depending on...