Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches to research, this report provides an exploratory investigation on Native American children and youth and provides recommendations for research, policy, and practice.
"This report includes a detailed literature review section that overviews the 10 well-being indicators for focusing on the American Indian and Alaska Native population at the state and regional levels, and it also gives a discussion on data and methodology."
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 1, January 2017, pp. 1-25
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Looks at the primary reasons for returning back to the reservation to live and work: family support, community, cultural identity, the simple life, reservation economy, and commitment to the reservation.
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 22-44
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Article examines the use of gaming and other communication technologies as strategies for resistance, survivance and cultural resurgence; discusses practices of re/mapping, kinship-making and relationality.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 29, no. 3, May 1990, pp. [19-28]
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Examines relationship between the students' perception of family background as either traditional or modern and characteristics in students’ personal behaviour.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2002, pp. [18]-36
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Examines the eleven short stories in the book Grand Avenue, written by Greg Sarris, stories that all have a reference to family, extended family, or community.
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Brief summary of literature related to preparing educators to bring about student success and discusses what success means to the students and their families.
Authors examine rebirth accounts, the commentary of elders, and a varied of socio-cultural circumstances to explore the relationships between Yukaghir reincarnation cosmology and current cultural resurgence, historic contexts, kinship and identity recognition—both on a personal and a cultural level.
Looks at shared stories of experiences by Aboriginal children and families and shared experiences of white teachers. Report is the result of a two year investigation.
Reviews child welfare models in Canada, New Zealand and the USA., and reports issues relevant to delivery of child welfare services and juvenile justice issues.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, 2002, pp. 67-81
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Examines the life of Rhoda Strong Lowry, a Native American women operating on the fringes of the U.S. Civil War, who directed her energies to the protection of her husband, family and community.
Herizons, vol. 15, no. 4, Spring, March 2002, p. 36
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Book review of: Saqiyuq: Stories From the Lives of Three Inuit Women by Nancy Wachowich, in collaboration with Apphia Agalakti Awa, Rhoda Kaukjak Katsak, and Sandra Pikujak Katsal.