Great Plains Research Table of Contents
SPRING 2000 VOL. 10/NO. 1
GREAT PLAINS RESEARCH AWARDS 3
FEATURE ARTICLE
Thinking Like a Dune Field: Geologic History in the Nebraska Sand Hills David B. Loope and James B. Swinehart 5 [2000 Charles E. Bessey Award]
CRITICAL DIALOGUE
Introduction: The Platte--Wooded or Prairie River? Svata M. Louda 37
The Presettlement Platte: Wooded or Prairie River? W. Carter Johnson and Susan E. Boettcher 39
The Platte as a Prairie River: A Response to Johnson and Boettcher Paul J. Currier and Craig A. Davis 69
The Platte as a Wooded River: A Response to Currier and Davis W. Carter Johnson and Susan E. Boettcher 85
NATURAL SCIENCES
Production Agriculture versus the Environment: The Role of Statistics Linda J. Young 89
Influence of Past Interactions on the Prairie Today: A Hypothesis Kathleen H. Keeler 107
Use of Fatty Acid Stores by Larvae and Adults of a Nebraska Salt Marsh Tiger Beetle, Cicindela togata globicollis Casey W. W. Hoback, R. L. Rana, and D. W. Stanley 127
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Strengths and Stresses of Omaha Indian Families Living on the Reservation Douglas A. Abbott and Glenna Slater 145
Occupational Segregation of Women on the Great Plains Ann Mari May and Robert H. Watrel 169
Presidential Voting Regions of the Northern Great Plains: No Need for an East Dakota and West Dakota Robert H. Watrel and Erin Hogan Fouberg 189
BOOK REVIEWS
Transcontinental America, 1850-1915, Volume 3 of The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History by D. W. Meinig, reviewed by G. Malcolm Lewis 215
The Land of Prehistory: A Critical History of America Archaeology by Alice Beck Kehoe, reviewed by W. Raymond Wood 218
The Fontenelle & Cabanné Trading Posts: The History and Archeology of Two Missouri River Sites by Richard E. Jensen, reviewed by Thomas D. Thiessen 219
American Indian Population Recovery in the Twentieth Century by Nancy Shoemaker, reviewed by Dean R. Snow 220
The Dynamics of Native Politics: The Alberta Métis Experience by Joe Sawchuk, reviewed by Chris Andersen 222
Men as Women, Women as Men: Changing Gender in Native American Cultures by Sabine Lang, reviewed by Claire R. Farrer 224
The Limits of Labour: Class Formation and the Labour Movement in Calgary, 1883-1929 by David Bright, reviewed by Alvin Finkel 225
With Scarcely a Ripple: Anglo-Canadian Migration into the United States and Western Canada, 1850-1920 by Randy W. Widdis, reviewed by Robert M. Bone 227
Saving American Farmland: What Works by American Farmland Trust, reviewed by Lonnie L. Schulze 228
The Making of the 1996 Farm Act by Lyle P. Schertz,, and Otto C. Doering III., reviewed by Roy Frederick 229
Unruly River: Two Centuries of Change Along the Missouri by Robert Kelley Schneiders, reviewed byJohn E. Thorson 231
Uphill Against Water: The Great Dakota Water War by Peter Carrels, reviewed by John M. Donahue 234
Hydrology and Geochemistry of Glacial Deposits in Northeastern Kansas by Jane E. Denne, et al.,reviewed by Edwin D. Gutentag 236
Hazardous Wastes in Rural America: Impacts, Implications, and Options for Rural Communities by Steven H. Murdock, Richard S. Krannich, and F. Larry Leistritz, reviewed by Larry E. Erickson 237
NEWS AND NOTES 238
FALL 2000 VOL. 10/NO. 2
SPECIAL ISSUE : The Latino Experince in the Great Plains
HISTORY AND CULTURE
INTRODUCTION
Latinos on the Great Plains: An Overview Refugio I. Rochín 243
Attitudes of Selected Latino Oldtimers Toward Newcomers: A Photo Elicitation Study D. A. Lopez 253
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
Health-Care Utilization and the Status of Latinos in Rural Meat-Processing Communities Joe Blankenau, Joni Boye-Beaman, and Keith Mueller 275
The Use of an Ethnic Food Frequency Questionnaire among Hispanic Women Linda S. Boeckner, Susan A. Jordan, and Marilynn I. Schnepf 295
ECONOMICS AND EMPLOYMENT
Global Forces and Latino Population Growth in the Midwest: A Regional and Subregional Analysis Lourdes Gouveia and Rogelio Saenz 305
Death and Disability in the Heartland: Corporate (Mis)Conduct, Regulatory Responses, and the Plight of Latino Workers in the Meatpacking Industry Ana-Maria Wahl, Steven E. Gunkel, and Thomas W. Sanchez 329 [2000 Leslie Hewes Award]
PARADIGMS AND DIRECTIONS
The Latino Research Initiative: A Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Community-University Outreach and Scholarship Model Gloria Gonzalez-Kruger, Byron L. Zamboanga, Gustavo Carlo, Marcela Raffaelli, Miguel A. Carranza, David J. Hansen, Rodrigo Cantarero, and Joel Gajardo 359
Rethinking Human Services for Latinos in the Plains: New Paradigms and Recommendations for Practice Robert P. Moreno, Lawrence P. Hernandez, Jennifer D. Schroeder, and Ani Yazedjian 387
COMMENTARY
The Role of Research and Scholarship in Enhancing the Quality of Life for Latinos on the Great Plains Miguel A. Carranza, Gustavo Carlo, and Maria Rosario T. de Guzman 409
BOOK REVIEWS
Hispanic/Latino Identity: A Philosophical Perspective by Jorge J. E.Gracia, reviewed by Alberto López Pulido 423
En Aquel Entonces: Readings in Mexican-American History edited by Manuel G. Gonzales, and Cynthia M. Gonzales, reviewed by Jorge Iber 424
The Contested Homeland: A Chicano History of New Mexico edited by Erlinda Gonzales-Berry, and David R. Maciel, reviewed by Armando C. Alonzo 425
The Sacred World of the Penitentes by Alberto López Pulid, reviewed by Gustavo L. Paz 427
Encyclopedia of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement by Matt S. Meier, and Margo Gutiérrez, reviewed by Ralph H. Vigil 428
Working with Latino Youth: Culture, Develpoment, and Context by Joan D. Koss-Chioino, and Luis A. Vargas, reviewed by Fernando I. Rivera 429
Cutting into the Meatpacking Line: Workers and Change in the Rural Midwest by Deborah Fink, reviewed by Philip Garcia 430
Environmental Management on North America's Borders edited by Richard Kiy, and John D. Wirth, reviewed by J. Gordon Nelson 432
Terrestrial Ecoregions of North America: A Conservation Assessment by Taylor H.Ricketts, and Eric Dinerstein, et al., reviewed by O. W. Archibold 434
Fresh Water by E.C. Pielou, reviewed by John Opie 435
Groundwater Management in the West by Jeffrey S. Ashley, and Zachary A. Smith, reviewed by David E. Kromm 436
Women and Nature: Saving the "Wild" West by Glenda Riley, reviewed by Diane Glancy 437
NEWS AND NOTES 439
INDEX 441
SPRING 2001 VOL. 11/NO. 1
SPECIAL ISSUE/SECTION: Bison on the Plains; Papers from the April 6-8, 2000, Bison Symposium
BISON FORAGING: CLIMATE, FEEDING, AND MOVEMENT
Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes in Archeological Bison Remains as Indicators of Paleoenvironmental Change in Southern Alberta Jeremy J. Leyden and Gerald A. Oetelaar 3
Key Words: archeology, bison, carbon isotopes, collagen, nitrogen isotopes, Northern Plains, southern Alberta
Carbon Stable Isotopic Analysis of Bison Dentition R. Mark Larson, Lawrence C. Todd, Eugene F. Kelly, and Jeffrey M. Welker 25 [2001 Charles Bessey Award]
Key Words: archeology, bison, dentition, grasslands, paleoecology
Nutrient Composition of Grass- and Grain-Finished Bison Martin J. Marchello and Judy A. Driskell 65
Key Words: bison, grasslands, nutrition
Where the Buffalo Roamed - Or Did They? Richard H. Hart 83
Key Words: bison, Canada, Larocque, Lewis and Clark, plains
RESTORATION, MANAGEMENT, AND GRAZING POLICY
Essay: Bison Restoration in the Great Plains and the Challenge of their Management Judith L. McDonald 103
Key Words: bison, grasslands, species diversity, tribal lands, values conflicts
Managing Bison to Restore Biodiversity Joe C. Truett, Michael Phillips, Kyran Kunkel, and Russell Miller 123 [2001 Leslie Hewes Award]
Key Words: biodiversity, bison, endangered species, grasslands, prairie
What the Past Can Provide: Contribution of Prehistoric Bison Studies to Modern Bison Management Kenneth P. Cannon 145
Key Words: bison, ecology, ecosystem, grasses, nutrition, restoration
A Commentary on Bison and Cultural Restoration: Partnership between the National Wildlife Federation and the InterTribal Bison Cooperative Stephen C. Torbit and Louis LaRose 175
BOOK REVIEWS
The Ecological Indian: Myth and History by Shepard Krech, III, reviewed by John C. Mohawk 183
Theorizing the Americanist Tradition edited by Lisa Philips Valentine, and Regna Darnell, reviewed by Thomas C. Patterson 184
Bringing Back the Past: Historical Perspectives on Canadian Archaeology edited by Pamela Jane Smith, and Donald Mitchell, reviewed by Raymond Le Blanc 185
Passage of Discovery: The American Rivers Guide to the Missouri River of Lewis and Clark by Daniel B. Botkin, reviewed by Bruce A. Barton 189
The Encyclopedia of Native American Economic History edited by Bruce E. Johansen, reviewed by John H. Moore 190
The Federal Landscape: An Economic History of the Twentieth-Century West by Gerald D. Nash, reviewed by R. Douglas Hurt 192
Tribal Government Today: Politics on Montana Indian Reservations (Revised Edition) by James J. Lopach, Margery Hunter Brown, and Richard L. Clow, reviewed by Walter C. Fleming 193
Indian Reservations in the United States: Territory, Sovereignty, and Socioeconomic Change by Klaus Frantz, reviewed by James Riding In 194
Agrarian Socialism in America: Marx, Jefferson, and Jesus in Oklahoma Countryside by Jim Bissett, reviewed by Garin Burbank 196
Black Eyes All the Time: Intimate Violence, Aboriginal Women, and the Justice System by Anne McGillivray, and Brenda Comaskey, reviewed by Ross Gordon Green 197
Parks for Texas: Enduring Landscapes of the New Deal by James Wright Steely, reviewed by Kenneth E. Hendrickson Jr.198
The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals edited by Don. E. Wilson and Sue Ruff, reviewed by Jerry R. Choate, 199
Gatherings of Angels: Migrating Birds and Their Ecology edited by Kenneth P. Able, reviewed by Gary L. Lingle 200
The American Robin by Roland H. Wauer, reviewed by Laura Erickson 202
Great Texas Birds edited by John P. O'Neill, and Suzanne Winckler, reviewed by Paul A. Johnsgard 203
Texas Bug Book: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by C. Malcolm Beck, and John Howard Garrett, drawings by Gwen E. Gage, reviewed by W. Eugene Hall 204
NEWS AND NOTES 207
FALL 2001 VOL. 11/NO. 2
NATURAL SCIENCES
Habitat Fragmentation Effects on Birds in Grasslands and Wetlands: A Critique of Our Knowledge Douglas H. Johnson 211
Key Words: birds, fragmentation, grasslands, habitat, wetlands, wildlife
Abundance and Habitat Associations of Birds Wintering in the Platte River Valley, Nebraska Craig A. Davis 233
Key Words: grassland birds, habitat association, Nebraska, Platte River Valley, shrubland birds, wintering birds, woodland birds
Influence of Habitat on Distribution and Abundance of the Eastern Woodrat in Kansas Jon P. Beckmann, Glennis A. Kaufman, and Donald W. Kaufman 249
Key Words: grasslands, croplands, shelterbelts, eastern woodrat, woodlands
Growth, Condition, and Mortality of Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Yellow Perch in Nebraska Sand Hills Lakes Craig P. Paukert, David W. Willis, and Andrew L. Glidden 261
Key Words: fish populations, growth, condition, mortality, Nebraska, Sand Hills Lakes
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Characteristics of In-Migrants to the Northern Great Plains: Survey Results from Nebraska and North Dakota F. Larry Leistritz, Sam Cordes, Randall S. Sell, John C. Allen, and Rebecca Vogt 275
Key Words: in-migrants, migration, Nebraska, North Dakota, population
The Contemporary Role of the Federal Government in the Great Plains Economy: A Comprehensive Examination of Federal Spending and Related Fiscal Activities Sam Cordes and Evert Van der Sluis 301
Key Words: economy, federal spending, Nebraska, policy, South Dakota, transfer payments
Relationships Between Community Attributes and Residential Preference in Nonmetropolitan Nebraska John C. Allen, Rebecca Vogt, and Soonchul Ko 327
Key Words: Nebraska, population, rural communities
A Phenomenological Case for the Family Farmer as an Environmental Steward Jim Hanson 347
Key Words: environment, farming, phenomenology, stewardship
Social Values in the Assessment of Livestock Grazing in the Great Plains R. K. Heitschmidt, J. D. Johnson, and K.D. Klement 361
Key Words: ecological sustainability, economic viability, grazing, social acceptance
BOOK REVIEWS
Women in Ancient America by Karen Olseny Bruhns, and Karen E. Stothert, reviewed by Marcel Kornfeld 375
American Indian Grandmothers: Traditions and Transitions edited by Marjorie M. Schweitzer, reviewed by Paula P. Bennett 376
The U.S. Army and the Texas Frontier Economy, 1845-1900 by Thomas T. Smith, reviewed by Andrés Tijerina 378
Sex in the Heartland by Beth Bailey, reviewed by Julia Ehrhardt 379
Contested Classrooms: Education, Globalization, and Democracy in Alberta edited by Trevor W. Harrison, and Jerrold L. Kachur, reviewed by Veronika Bohac Clarke 380
North America: A Geographical Mosaic edited by Frederick W. Boal, and Stephen A. Royle, reviewed by William C. Johnson 381
Communities, Development and Sustainability Across Canada edited by John T. Pierce, and Ann Dale, reviewed by Neil Gilson 382
Pigs, Profits, and Rural Communities by Kendall M. Thu, and E. Paul Durrenberger, reviewed by Mark S. Honeyman 384
Hog Ties: Pigs, Manure, and Mortality in American Culture by Richard P. Horwitz, reviewed by John E. Ikerd 385
Swine Source Book: Alternatives for Pork Producers edited by Julie Tranquilla, reviewed by Daniel A. Schmidt 386
Policy Reform in American Agriculture: Analysis and Prognosis by David Orden, Robert Paarlberg, and Terry Roe, reviewed by Thomas F. Stinson 388
The Economics of Organic Grain and Soybean Production in the Midwestern United States by Rick Welsh, reviewed by Glenn A. Helmers 389
Insecticide Resistance: From Mechanisms to Management edited by I. Denholm, J.A. Pickett, and A.L. Devonshire, reviewed by Charles F. Chilcutt 390
Standard Soil Methods for Long-Term Ecological Research edited by G. Philip Robertson, David E. Coleman, Caroline S. Bledsoe, and Phillip Sollins, reviewed by Mary Ann Vinton 391
Perennial Weeds: Characteristics and Identification of Selected Herbaceous Species by Wood Powell Anderson, reviewed by Stephan L. Hatch 392
Alien Species in North America and Hawaii: Impacts on Natural Ecosystems by George W. Cox, reviewed by Roger Sheley 394
SPRING 2002 VOL. 12/NO. 1
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Special Section: Latinos on the Plains
Culture and Ecology of Latinos on the Great Plains: an Introduction Gustavo Carlo, Miguel A. Carranza, and Byron L. Zamboanga 3
Key Words: acculturation, culture, ecology, Latinos, social policy
Good Friday in Omaha, Nebraska: A Mexican Celebration Maria S. Arbelaez 13
Key Words: Omaha, Nebraska, Good Friday, Holy Week, Mexican American community, Catholic Church, popular culture
Latinos Along the Platte: The Hispanic Experience in Central Nebraska Roger P. Davis 27
Key Words: Nebraska, Census, Mexican American, Platte River valley, sugar beets, meatpacking, immigration, urbanization
Mexican-Descent Latinas' Compliance with Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Evelinn A. Borrayo and Awilda Reyes 51
Key Words: acculturation, cervical cancer, Latinas, Mexican American, Pap smear
Latino Families in the Perinatal Period: Cultural Issues in Dealing with the Health-care System J. Martín Maldonada-Durán, Maria Muguía-Wellman, Sari Lubin, and Teresa Lartigue 75
Key Words: culture-bound syndromes, folk remedies, health-care system, Latinos, migration, perinatal period, transcultural
NATURAL SCIENCES
Spatial Description and Analysis of Grasshopper Abundances in Colorado Rangeland Kerri M. Skinner, R. Dennis Child, and Thomas O. Holtzer 101
Key Words: Colorado, grasshopper, inter-outbreak period, pest management, rangeland
Habitat Conservation for Birds in the Mississippi Headwaters/Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem Rolf Koford and Heidi Stallman 123
Key Words: declining species, grassland birds, habitats, restoration, wetlands
White-Tailed Deer Browsing on Six Shrub Species of Tallgrass Prairie Dirk-Jan Van Der Hoek, Alan K. Knapp, John M. Briggs, and Jan Bokdam 141
Key Words: browsing, Kansas, Konza Prairie, shrubs, tallgrass prairie, white-tailed deer
Distribution of Eastern Woodrats in a Grassland-Woodland Mosaic: Influence of Vegetation and Fire Jon P. Beckmann, Glennis A. Kaufman, and Donald W. Kaufman 157
Key Words: Konza Prairie, eastern woodrat, prairie fires, tallgrass prairie
Effect of Flea Beetles (Aphthona Nigriscutis) on Prairie Invaded by Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia Esula) in Manitoba Michelle A. Mico and Jennifer M. Shay 167
Key Words: leafy spurge (Euphobia esula), black dot flea beetle (Aphthona nigriscutis), mixed-grass prairie, native vegetation, recovery
BOOK REVIEWS
The Essential Aldo Leopold: Quotations and Commentaries edited by Curt D. Mein and Richard L. Knight, reviewed by Thomas R. Dunlap 185
Biodiversity and Democracy: Rethinking Society and Nature by Paul M.Woods, reviewed by Richard K. Baydack 186
Creating Colorado: the Making of a Western American Landscape, 1860-1940 by William Wyckoff, reviewed by Brian Page 187
Changing the Way America Farms: Knowledge and Community in the Sustainable Agriculture Movement by Neva Hassanein, reviewed by Patricia Allen 188
American Agriculture and the Problem of Monopology: the Political Economy of Grain Belt Farming, 1953-1980 by Jon Lauck, reviewed by John Mark Hansen 190
NEWS AND NOTES 192
FALL 2002 VOL. 12/NO. 2
How Many Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs Were There?: A Dialogue Demonstrates Both the Process of Science and the Role of Science in Environmental Issues Svata M. Louda 195
Distribution and Abundance of Black-Tailed Priaire Dogs in the Great Plains: A Historical Perspective Dallas R. Virchow and Scott E. Hygnstrom 197 [2002 Charles E. Bessey Award]
Key Words: prairie dog, historic population, endangered species, grasslands
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Abundance and Distribution in the Great Plains Based on Historic and Contemporary Information Craig J. Knowles, Jonathan D. Proctor, and Steven C. Forrest 219
Key Words: black-tailed prairie dog, historic abundance
Estimation of Presettlement Populations of the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog: A Reply Dallas R. Virchow and Scott E. Hygnstrom 255
Western Harvester Ants’ Foraging Success and Nest Densities in Relation to Grazing Intensity Shaharra J. Usnick and Richard H. Hart 261
Key Words: granivorous ants, foraging efficiency, grazing, nest density, western harvester ants, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Community Dynamics of an Ecotonal Forest-Prairie Interface in Northeastern Kansas Elizabeth N. Hane and Steven P. Hamburg 275
Key Words: ecotonal forest, forest-prairie interface, land-use history
Flooding in Kansas: Respondents’ Satisfaction with Emergency Response Measures and Disaster Aid Bimal Kanti Paul 295
Key Words: emergency measures, external support, flash flood evacuation, flash flood watch, flash flood warning, floods, Kansas
Early Human-Bison Population Interdependence in the Plains Ecosystem Henry Epp and Ian Dyck 323
Was Old Jules Right?: Soil Stewardship on Leased Land Bruce B. Johnson and John D. Cole, 339 [2002 Leslie Hewes Award]
Key Words: agricultural land, conservation, farming, federal farm policy, leased land, soil
Watering the Plains: Political Dynamics of River Preservation in Canada and the United States Joan M. Blauwkamp and Peter J. Longo, 353
Key Words: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Canadian Heritage Rivers System, environmental policy, river management, federalism
Reasons for the Marginal Incorporation of the Comanches by the Spanish Martha McCollough, 369
Key Words: Ecueracapa, Kotsoteka, division, band, Toro Blanco, incorporation
BOOK REVIEWS
Bounty and Benevolence: A History of Saskatchewan Treaties by Arthur J. Ray, Jim Miller, and Frank Tough, reviewed by Jennifer S. H. Brown 385
Urban Indian Reserves: Forging New Relationships in Saskatchewan by F. Laurie Barron, and Joseph Garcea, eds., reviewed by J. R. Miller 386
Addictions and Native Americans by Laurence Armand French, reviewed by Benson Tong 387
Ice Age Peoples of North America: Environments, Origins, and Adaptations of the First Americans by Robson Bonnichsen and Karen L. Turnmire, eds., reviewed by Leland C. Bement 389
The Last Best West: Essays on the Historical Geography of the Canadian Prairies by Yossi Katz and John C. Lehr, reviewed by Carl J. Traci 391
A Business History of Alberta by Henry C. Klassen, reviewed by Max Foran 392
Voices of a New Chicana/o History by Refugio Rochín and Dennis Valdés, reviewed by James A. Garza 394
Waltzing with the Ghost of Tom Joad: Poverty, Myth, and Low-Wage Labor in Oklahoma by Robert Lee Maril, reviewed by Ginette Aley 395
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser, reviewed by Toby A. Ten Eyck 397
Changing Prairie Landscapes by Todd A. Radenbaugh and Patrick Douaud, reviewed by Fred Samson 398
Freshwater Ecoregions of North America: A Conservation Assessment by Robin A. Abell, David M. Olson, Eric Dinerstein, Patrick T. Hurley, et al., reviewed by Arnold Van der Valk 400
The Cast Iron Forest: A Natural and Cultural History of the North American Cross Timbers by Richard V. Francaviglia, reviewed by Brock Brown 402
Kansas Breeding Bird Atlas by William H. Busby and John L. Zimmerman, reviewed by Paul A. Johnsgard 403
Birds of the Texas Panhandle: Their Status, Distribution, and History by Kenneth D. Seyffert, reviewed by Mark Lockwood 404
Wildflowers of Alberta: A Guide to Common Wildflowers and Other Herbaceous Plants by Kathleen Wilkinson, reviewed by Melanie Elliott 406
