ana am tu< otologists won togetoer an
. gets covered is toe process la their
book. Hernando de Soto and Ar
/?fcw of Florida, Jerald Mifamkh
ami Charter Hudson pull together
information from diverse sources.
wit|lB| Milflriflri accounts with
geographic. archaeological and
lingahhr data. They (bed new light
on de Soto'sinvasioo of toe Southeast
and toe impact be had oa toe aative
i F"?*The autoon do not moralize. but
leave that task to the reader. They
recogaize that each person, and
indeed eatto era, has a particular view
of toe wfinadiini. The authors
provide sufficient background about
j de Soto to characterize the man's
inlcatkms -*?- he fought against
bahans la Panams by the time he
was twenty, be weal with Pizarro to
l | I conquer toe Inca; be was pnanised
huge profits by Carlos V if be
successfully colonized what was
kaowa as "La Florida" (most of the
southeastern U.S.). Clearly the
authors realize that de Sato's main
effect was devastation, and that the
"most important legacy" of bis
(ailed mission to (bid wealth in "La
Florida" was that he and his
comrades left written information
about the Native Americans whose
lives they changed.
One aim of (be book is to
reconstruct the route taken by de
Soto. To make the reconxtructioo
manageable, the authors examine k
in short segments. Although they go
to considerable lengths discussing
the details and sometimes myriad
possibilities of de Soto's exact route,
they also show that in some
Ixcgmemx the route should he seen as
a wide xwath rather than as a single
trail.
_? -.
The rude* ravels wMi de Soto
fry by Jay across rlvm and i?a|>
the sMhare we multiple map* and
thai their hMerpretttiow ru aU the
known dau. They teat alternate
interpretation* in an apparently
impartial way. and when there is not
they seen ready admit it.
This book will generate further
discussion, and possibly controversy.
Indeed controversy seems fairly to
jump off the page w the section about
the Teqoesta and other southern
Florida Indian people. The authors
give us the triple assumption that the
Tei|ue?is were (I) less decimated by
epidemics because tbey were
(2) "non-agricultural" and thus
(3) "presumably less sedentary
than northern Florida agriculturalists
(p. 115)."
The authors seem to ignore the
fact that nun-agricultural people who
live in a place where food resources
are plentiful are quite able to live
sedentary lives (for example,
traditional Northwest Coast Indian
nations). Tequesta homeland, "at the
north end of the Keys on the bank of
a river (p. 114)," would possibly have
been such a place ? with marine,
riverine and other food resources
sufficient to support year-round
sedentary life. (The Tequesta may
also have traded fish and shellfish
for the agricultural goods of their
northerly Indian neighbors.)
The Tequesta may not have lived
so densely as their agricultural
brethren, and this may have lessened
the effect of epidemics on them and
other non-agricuHuraJists. But simply
being non-agricultural does not
always indicate being non-sedentary
In any case, the auth<*> then go cm to
show that the Tequesta were being
decimatedf The discussion about
epidemics among the Calusa Indians
also seems loaded with potential
controversy
But generating discussion was
something the authors were dearly
willing to do. Whether one agree*
with everything in the book i* not (he
point. The fact remain* that the
author* incorporate previously
obscure data, include recent
archaeological information, and give
a sweeping survey of colonial activity
in the 16th, 17th and IHth centuries
These element* combine to give the
reader an enriched context for
understanding the period and its
Indian people.
This book brings into focns some
of the relationships among the Indian
nations of In Florida" ? their
political connections, their economic
realities, theu material culture. Indus
way the autbirs clarify some of the
differing effect* which the de Soto
invasion had upon the Indians.
The hook also presents several
in?ue* An especially bitter ooe is the
way Indian people were embroiled in
colonial struggles ? indeed used in
warfare against each other ? mainly
to the de in me nt of all Indians. The
authors close the final chapter with
another: "It is ironic that those very
colonial power* ? Hngland, France
and Spain ? that provided the
modern world with our only firsthand
descriptions of (hose native peoples,
also led to their demise (p. 254)."
Readers interested in the original
Indian people of "La Florida," or in
the relationship among archaeology,
ethnography and history in the
Southeast, will definitely benefit
from this volume. The general reader
will also find in it a view of
fascinating and critical times in
American history. Milanich and
Hudson answer a number of important
questions by their careful research.
To their credit, they also ask a number
of others.
For more information about de
Soto and the Indians of the Southeast,
visit the Native American Resource
Center in Old Main Building, on
the campus of Pembroke State
University.
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By JOSEPH T. BELL, MD
1 I
When I read the written history and
hear the oral history of Native
Aawricaahealth.itcoofinaa tome
that oar ancestors were very wise
people Many Native Americans
believed that to be healthy. you had to
live a "balanced life 'This means a
balance of toady life, spiritual life,
work and play This concept of health,
which entails dealing with the
individual as a whole with is
surroundings, is being embraced by
more and more modem medical
centers today. It is fenny how it has
taken modem medicine so long to
realize what Natives knew many
generations ago1
When we look at family life and it
relates to health in the 1990 s, we
must remember thai many children
today live in "blended femilies " The
blended family refers to family
reorganization associated with divorce
and subsequent remarriage Today
almost 50% of all children will
experience divorce of their parents
and spend an average of 5 years in a
angle parent household; however.
72% of women ad 80% of men will go
on to remarry IT is estimated that
40"/* of married adults will become
members ot step families before their
youngest child reaches 18 vears of
age
The developmental stage of a child
will affect their response to the blended
family In general, children age I -and
above have the social skills and
personal resources for coping with
their parents marital transitions Often
preadoiescents and adolescents cope
by disassociating themselves trom the
family and becoming involved in our
outside groups and activities. Due to
fewer opt tons, the m?rnuui f? '
younger children depends more on J 4
the situations and experience* within 3
the family to feet, younger children
?nay become attached fe and benefit
from the introduction of a competent
stepparent.
The early teenage yean appear te
be the most difficult for to
remarriage because of the
developmental changes occurring at
this age. which include self autonomy.
That is why these adolescents may see
the step parent as an intrusion of their
independence. For older adolescents
who are anticipating leaving home
and becoming young adults, the step
parent may facilitate separation by
releasing them from responsibilities
toward their biological parents.
In both home and school
environments, behavioral, social,
emotional and educational problems
are more frequent in children from
divorced and blended families than in
children from non divorced families
However, these differences are small;
tntir*A many rt?ilAl?l ?rt
gradually adopt to then new family
situation and decease their problem
behavior. Many medical studies
support the position that parental
conflict and fighting in the family
structure is the critical variable that
distutbs adjustment of children.
That is all on blended families
Again. 1 think it is important to
remember that health involved the
whole person, and that the situation
Hui cuViICBITieuA Of life gicSuy iffeclS
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The NC" Equity Women of Color
Program will promote ways women
of color can improve their liealth
during a two da* session in
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The conference is part of N(
Equit v s on ttoiiig fol low -uploarepon
it released at the end of last vearon the
status of women's health in North
Carolina-lit Sickness and In Health
Open tothe public of both genders and
all colors, the conference seeks to
draw attention to the research that
indicates that women of color in North
Carolina have more health problems
'han do White women and men The
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othei state*. North Carolina ranks
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mam health problems affe.tmt
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African-American. Native American, i
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individuals and groups can influence
policy to bring about change
Dr Brenda Jaimon. Associate
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President of the National Job l orp
Alumni Association, will be the I
kevnote speaker ai the Fridav night
[ session Donna Chavis. Executive <
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luncheon on Saturdav i
[ Torchbearers and Irailblazcrs I
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on Fridav evening to North Carolina
women of color who have
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issues vcssious of Saturday will
include panel discussions on
reproductive health issues. HIV AIDS
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disease uood health, which is
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important part of the foundation
women need to survive the rigors of
home, the work environment outside
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says brenda S. Williainson. Women
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