Sovereign Bodies, Sovereign Spaces: Urban Indigenous Health Activism in the United States and Australia Cheyenne and persistent destructive power of

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Sovereign Bodies, Sovereign Spaces: Urban Indigenous Health Activism in the United States and Australia Cheyenne and persistent destructive power ofStatistics indicate that Indigenous people worldwide suffer disproportionately poor health outcomes. Since the mid twentieth century, health activism has become increasingly central to expressions of Indigenous sovereignty and survivance. In this innovative comparative study, Maria John assesses the histories of urban Indigenous health activism in the United States and Australia and how it has sought to counter the medical mistreatment and neglect