title: Blood politics, ethnic identity, and racial misclassification among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
abstract: Misclassification of race in medical and mortality records has long been documented as an issue in American Indian/Alaska Native data. Yet, little has been shared in a cohesive narrative which outlines why misclassification of American Indian/Alaska Native identity occurs. The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary of the current state of the science in racial misclassification among American Indians and Alaska Natives. We also provide a historical context on the importance of this problem and describe the ongoing political processes that both affect racial misclassification and contribute to the context of American Indian and Alaska Native identity.
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico College of Nursing, MSC 09 5350, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
authors.forename: Emily A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Haozous
authors.affiliation: Psychosocial & Community Health, University of Washington School of Nursing, P.O. Box 357263, Seattle, WA 98195-7263, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Strickland
authors.affiliation: San Francisco School of Nursing, 2 Koret Way, Room N411Y, P.O. Box 0606, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Janelle F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Palacios
authors.affiliation: Native American Research and Training Center, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Arizona, 1642 E. Helen, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA.
authors.forename: Teshia G Arambula
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D000413:Alaska; D055991:Health Records, Personal; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000145:classification* / Q000208:ethnology; D004930:Inuit / Q000145:classification* / Q000208:ethnology; D011057:Politics; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011634:Public Health; D012042:Registries