Research Reports
Reflections on Traditional American Indian Ways, 1998
Threats to Tribal Sovereignty, 1998
Traditional American Indian Leadership: A Comparison with U.S. Governance, 1997
Infant Mortality
Appendix A
Infant mortality, defined as the number of infant deaths during the first year after birth for every 1,000 live births, is one of the most widely used indicators of the health status of a community or group. For relatively small groups, the infant mortality rate can fluctuate considerably from year to year. A small change in the number of infant deaths can have a large impact on the infant mortality rate.
During most years, the infant mortality rate for American Indians in Minnesota has been considerably higher than for whites. In the late 1970's, there were 14-16 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births in the Indian community. By the mid-1980's, the infant mortality rate for American Indians had dropped substantially, even falling below the white infant mortality rate in 1984 and 1985. But in 1986, infant deaths rose sharply again. The most recent statewide figure--19.5 infant deaths per thousand births--is the highest infant mortality rate recorded for the American Indian community in the past 15 years.
- Appendix B State Policy Affecting Low-Income People
- Appendix C Resiliency and Risk Among American Indian Adolescents
The
Well-Being of American Indian Children in Minnesota: Economic Conditions,
1994
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