Essays Tagged: "Alaska Natives"

Native Americans and their high suicide rate.

. in the United States." [Borowsky et al., 574] However, "[s]uicide rates for American Indians and Alaska Natives...are two to three times higher than the national average." [Keane et al., 735] The ... g Native Americans has become an epidemic that we cannot ignore any longer."American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest suicide rates of all ethnic groups in the US. In a study of 11,666 A ...

(9 pages) 122 2 4.2 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

ied and the surveillance method used. High rates of FAS were found among blacks and American Indian/Alaska Natives born between 1995 and 1997. The study's findings are published in the May 24, 2002 is ...

(3 pages) 29 0 3.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Race in My Community

000 poll, (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000), Whites are 98.6%, African Americans 0.2%, American Indian and Alaska Natives 0.2%, Some Other Race 0.2%, and Hispanic or Latinos 0.8%. These percentages appear to ... 00 poll, (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000), Whites are 85.4%, African Americans 11.3%, American Indian and Alaska Natives 0.3%, Asians 0.8%, Some Other Race 1.1%, and Hispanic or Latinos 2.3%. I find that so ...

(9 pages) 38 0 3.5 Feb/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology