{"product_id":"indian-blood-hiv-and-colonial-trauma-in-san-franciscos-two-spirit-community-indigenous-confluences-0295998504","title":"Indian Blood: HIV and Colonial Trauma in San Francisco's Two-Spirit Community (Indigenous Confluences)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0295998504\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Joliv\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinalist for the 2017 Lambda Literary \"Lammy\" Award in LGBTQ StudiesThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735704764704,"sku":"NEW0295998504","price":34.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61WLgaxBIAL.jpg?v=1779492898","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/indian-blood-hiv-and-colonial-trauma-in-san-franciscos-two-spirit-community-indigenous-confluences-0295998504","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}