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Indian Blood
HIV and Colonial Trauma in San Francisco's Two-Spirit Community
The first book to examine the correlation between mixed-race identity and HIV/AIDS among Native American gay men and transgendered people, Indian Blood provides an analysis of the emerging and often contested LGBTQ "two-spirit" identification as it relates to public health and mixed-race identity.
Prior to contact with European settlers, most Native American tribes held their two-spirit members in high esteem, even considering them spiritually advanced. However, after contact - and religious conversion - attitudes changed and social and cultural support networks were ruptured. This discrimination led to a breakdown in traditional values, beliefs, and practices, which in turn pushed many two-spirit members to participate in high-risk behaviors. The result is a disproportionate number of two-spirit members who currently test positive for HIV.
Using surveys, focus groups, and community discussions to examine the experiences of HIV-positive members of San Francisco's two-spirit community, Indian Blood provides an innovative approach to understanding how colonization continues to affect American Indian communities and opens a series of crucial dialogues in the fields of Native American studies, public health, queer studies, and critical mixed-race studies.
Prior to contact with European settlers, most Native American tribes held their two-spirit members in high esteem, even considering them spiritually advanced. However, after contact - and religious conversion - attitudes changed and social and cultural support networks were ruptured. This discrimination led to a breakdown in traditional values, beliefs, and practices, which in turn pushed many two-spirit members to participate in high-risk behaviors. The result is a disproportionate number of two-spirit members who currently test positive for HIV.
Using surveys, focus groups, and community discussions to examine the experiences of HIV-positive members of San Francisco's two-spirit community, Indian Blood provides an innovative approach to understanding how colonization continues to affect American Indian communities and opens a series of crucial dialogues in the fields of Native American studies, public health, queer studies, and critical mixed-race studies.
About the Author
Andrew J. Jolivette is professor and chair of American Indian studies at San Francisco State University. He is the author of Louisiana Creoles: Cultural Recovery and Mixed-Race Native American Identity.
Endorsements
"Indian Blood makes a significant contribution to the field as the first major work on Native Americans, HIV/AIDS, mixed-race identity, gender and sexuality, and the urban environment. The scholarship is superior."—Irene Vernon, author of Killing Us Quietly: Native Americans and HIV/AIDS
"This excellent book helps to fill a huge gap in the Native studies literature about mixed-identity gay men and their struggles with multiple oppressions."—Renya Ramirez, author of Native Hubs: Culture, Community, and Belonging in Silicon Valley and Beyond
Paperback / softback | |
April 22, 2016 | |
9780295998503 | |
English | |
176 | |
1 b&w illus, 2 tables | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
.6 Pounds (US) | |
$25.00 USD | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Hardback | |
May 4, 2016 | |
9780295998077 | |
English | |
176 | |
1 b&w illus, 2 tables | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
.9 Pounds (US) | |
$105.00 USD, £76.00 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
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