Show 9 0 t ' V The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday July 21 1987—5 AIDS could devastate small Indian tribes physician says SPOKANE Wash (UPI) -- said — three times the per AIDS is spreading rapidly capita number of cases as the through America's Indian tribes US population as a whole and could wipe out some of the Of the 300 tribes in the United smaller reservations partly States with a total population of because the culture tolerates about 15 million only about 90 bbexual relationships the chief have populations over 300 physician for the nation's big- Muneta said gest tribe said "There are a lot of smaller Speaking at a gathering of tribes with Just a few people" Indian health officials Dr Ben he said "But with every tribe Uuneta chief medical officer (AIDS) will start popping up for the Navajo Nation De- sooner or later" partment of Health said MonThe Navajos whose 200000 day that because the deadly members make them the largdisease is spreading so quickly est in the United States tribe among heterosexual Indians will not be as enpd can be passed on to probably Muneta said dangered children at birth usually Muneta said the main defense killing them before age 2 — it could wipe out entire tribes "It can saturate all the childbearing members of a tribe" he said "In extreme cases it can be a form of - against AIDS is education but funding is hard to come by and it is difficult to spread the word on the often remote reservations The Navajo reservation covers nearly 20000 arid square miles in New Mexico Arizona and Utah Change The Color of Your Eyes With New DuwSoffCdkxs Contacts From Wesley-Jesse- n Now Available at All Standard Optical Stores "We are finally convincing people that the issue must be faced" he said "But you can’t tell people not to have sex" Ironically (AreilaMfl in prescription and the traditional Navajo medicine men already have mobilized against the disease saying it is not a new threat but one with a history in ancient tribal legends genocide" Muneta said there is little homophobia in most Indian cultures and members may engage in bisexual relationships that would spread acquired immune deficiency syndrome quickly through the heterosexual population As of last December the Navajos did not have a reported case of AIDS Now Muneta said there are 39 cases the last being reported last week "They're all popping up this year" ne said “TmsTs a huge issue The potential result (on Indian tribes) is more de- We have TOO MUCH STOCK! 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