{"product_id":"indian-blood-andrew-j-jolivtte-9780295998503","title":"Indian Blood: HIV and Colonial Trauma in San Francisco's Two-Spirit Community","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinalist for the 2017 Lambda Literary \"Lammy\" Award in LGBTQ Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first book to examine the correlation between mixed-race identity and HIV\/AIDS among Native American gay men and transgendered people, \u003ci\u003e Indian Blood\u003c\/i\u003e provides an analysis of the emerging and often contested LGBTQ \"two-spirit\" identification as it relates to public health and mixed-race identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrior 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing surveys, focus groups, and community discussions to examine the experiences of HIV-positive members of San Francisco's two-spirit community, \u003ci\u003eIndian Blood\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew J. Joliv騁te\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295998504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295998503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017","brand":"Andrew J. Joliv騁te","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995508703487,"sku":"9780295998503","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7e75d850-e914-44ac-89bb-12ab071a0359.jpg?v=1683336218","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/indian-blood-andrew-j-jolivtte-9780295998503","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}