{"product_id":"indian-blood-hiv-and-colonial-trauma-in-san-franciscos-two-spirit-community-9780295998077","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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. Jolivétte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295998077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew J. Jolivette\u003c\/b\u003e is professor and chair of American Indian studies at San Francisco State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLouisiana Creoles: Cultural Recovery and Mixed-Race Native American Identity\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39952720953459,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":104.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_25ef7793-2683-4cac-96f2-da0403e651ef.jpg?v=1648564347","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/indian-blood-hiv-and-colonial-trauma-in-san-franciscos-two-spirit-community-9780295998077","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}