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Place, Space, and Community in the Spiro Region: A Multi-sensor Geophysical Survey of the Brackett Site (34CK43) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma
(2020-05)
The Brackett site (34CK43) is a Harlan Phase (A.D. 1050-1250) single mound site located at the confluence of the Illinois River and Baron Fork Creek in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. The site also had seven house-like structures ...
Crossing to Care: Movement and Flexibility in Mexican Massage Healing
(2020)
Transnationalism and border studies have often rightly focused on the movement of people, materials, and ideas across national lines as well as issues of migration such as along the U.S.-Mexico border. This thesis examines ...
The Analysis of a Fourche Maline Mound Site: Troy Adams (34LF33)
(2020-05-08)
The Fourche Maline archaeological culture is a group of people that have constructed a series of mound sites that are located along the Fourche Maline creek in eastern Oklahoma with other similar sites in Arkansas, Louisiana, ...
A Hybrid Approach to Assessing Giardia intestinalis Genetic Diversity in Two Traditional Human Populations
(2020-05-08)
The protozoan parasite Giardia intestinalis is traditionally viewed as a harmful agent of diarrheal disease in humans, and is the target of prevention and treatment efforts around the world. However, most cases of G. ...
Healing a fractured spirit: indigenous use of the sweat lodge for the healing of depression
(2020-05-08)
In this ethnographic study, I use my personal life experiences to explain the use and healing properties of the Native American sweat lodge. I look into sources of mental trauma common in Native communities such as historical ...