A long-time advocate for Native people and their rights, Schwarz (anthropology, Syracuse U.) explores how Navajo people accommodate biomedical technologies such as blood transfusion, transplant, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and surgeries like amputation within the context of medical and religious pluralism. Her emphasis is on how individuals use notions about the body to reinforce collective identity and resist colonization. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)