Charon Asetoyer Papers
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Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Charon Asetoyer Papers consist of 3.75 linear ft. and are related to her professional and public life. The bulk of the papers date from 1990 to 2005 and focus on Asetoyer's activism on indigenous rights, women's health, and reproductive justice issues on the local, national, and international level. Major topics include Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; HIV/AIDS and Native Americans; economic development; health care for rural and underserved populations; links between the environment and health; and indigenous women's activism and leadership. Types of materials include correspondence, speeches, press releases, reports, journal and newspaper articles, transcripts of interviews, writings, and memorabilia. The bulk of the papers date from 1990 to 2005 and focus on Asetoyer's activism in indigenous rights, women's health, and reproductive justice issues on the local, national, and international level. Major topics include Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; HIV/AIDS and Native Americans; economic development; health care for rural and underserved populations; links between the environment and health; and indigenous women's activism and leadership. Files in Series II. Conferences, Consultations, and Meetings document Asetoyer's active involvement in a wide variety of important gatherings all over the world. Her commitment, expertise, and experience make her an in-demand speaker and participant. Series III. Organizations contains materials about Asetoyer's membership on Boards and committees, such as Honor the Earth, the Indigenous Women's Network, the National Minority AIDS Council, and the National Women's Health Network. Other organization files provide extensive evidence of work on these issues in coalition with individual women and women's organizations around the world Copies of Asetoyer's writings and some speech texts can be found in Series IV. Speeches and Writings. A few speech texts are in Series II. Conference, Consultations, and Meetings. While the papers do not include much information about Asetoyer's family and personal life, Series I. Biographical Materials contains some interviews and newspaper clippings as well as "Grey Mountain's Story," about her Comanche ancestors. NOTE: Original audio-visual materials are closed to research. Researchers interested in accessing audio-visual materials for which there is no extant use copy should contact the Sophia Smith Collection to discuss options. Researchers should also consult the Records of the Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center. This collection is organized into five series: |