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Indigenous
Peoples Specialty Group
Sponsored Session
2009 Annual Meeting
Association of American Geographers
Las Vegas, Nevada; March 22-27, 2009
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Title: |
The Impacts of Ruralness to Indigenous Peoples |
Description: |
The intent of this session is to examine the spatial consequences of distance, density, or barriers to Indigenous peoples. The impacts may be observed in social, economic, health, education, or environmental factors that weaken the sustainability of that indigenous group.
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Anticipated Attendance: |
25 |
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Participants: |
Presenter: |
Scott Warren, Neoliberalism and Place-Identity in the Great Plains Reservation Community of Poplar, Montana |
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Mehmet T. Aritan, Spatial Distribution of American Indian Casinos in Relation to Population Clusters |
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Dick G. Winchell, Native Identity, Rural Isolation, and Strategies for and against the American Indian: American Indian Reservation History and Tribal Transportation Programs. |
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Daniel Gerard Cole, Gambling Inequities: A Spatial Analysis of Gaming Activities in Indian Country
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Presenter: |
William Gribb, The Spatial Distribution of Reservations and Its Impact on Economic Development: The Wind River Reservation Example. |
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Sponsorships: |
Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group, Rural Geography Specialty Group
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