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Suicide and the American Indian: an Analysis of Recent Trends (IN: Native American Indians Today: Sociological Perspectives, ed. by H M Bahr et al)
Bynum J
This article describes the history of suicide among some North American Indian tribes, as well as reviewing studies on native suicide. The author includes a summary of the factors which are associated with American Indian suicide among five tribes – the Mohave, Navaho, Cheyenne, Sioux, & Shoshone Bannock natives. (VM)