Strengthening Indian Country Through Tribal Youth Programs

Pearson, Sarah S.

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“…Across the United States and Canada, Native communities are embracing cultural practices that have been retained and returning to others that were nearly lost. Children play a central role in this renewal of Native culture and language, as evidenced in the growing number of culture‐ and language‐immersion schools and traditionally based programs promoting Native youth development (DeJong, 1998; Pearson, 2009; Pease, 2004). Native children today are thus negotiating developmental tasks and challenges within a multicultural context, finding their place within both their Native culture and the majority culture, and often within other ethnic and diverse tribal heritages as well.…”

Section: Looking Back: the Historical Context Of Native Children’s Dementioning

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Child Development Research in North American Native Communities—Looking Back and Moving Forward: Introduction

Sarche

Whitesell

2012

Child Dev Perspectives

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Abstract— The study of Native children’s development in the United States and Canada has lagged behind that of other populations. As a result, there is limited research literature to inform efforts to address the challenges faced by Native children and their families, including disparities in mental health problems such as substance abuse, suicide, mental disorders, and academic achievement. This article provides a brief overview of the historical context of children’s development in Native communities and introduces the Native Children’s Research Exchange (NCRE), formed in 2008 to facilitate child development research with tribal communities. The following collection of articles, written by NCRE scholars, reviews existing research, highlights challenges encountered in this work, and points to an agenda for furthering developmental research within Native cultures.

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Section: Looking Back: the Historical Context Of Native Children’s Dementioning

confidence: 99%

Child Development Research in North American Native Communities—Looking Back and Moving Forward: Introduction

Sarche

Whitesell

2012

Child Dev Perspectives

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Native American youth and justice

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Halilović²,

Kovačević³

2012

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Youth and delinquency issues have long been problematic among Native Americans groups both on- and off-reservation. This phenomenon is further complicated by the cultural diversity among American Indians and Alaska Natives scattered across the United States. In address these issues, the paper begins with a historical overview of Native American youth.This history presents the long tradition of federal policies that, how well intended, have resulted in discriminatory practices with the most damages attacks being those directed toward the destruction of viable cultural attributes – the same attributes that make Native Americans unique within United States society.Following the historical material, the authors contrast the pervasive Native American aboriginal ethos of harmony with that of Protestant Ethic that dominates the ethos of the larger United States society. In addition to providing general information on Native American crime and delinquency, the paper also provides a case study of Native American justice within the Navajo Nation, the largest tribe, in both size and population, in the United States. The paper concludes with a discussion of issues specific to Native American youth and efforts to address these problems.

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Strengthening Indian Country Through Tribal Youth Programs

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Child Development Research in North American Native Communities—Looking Back and Moving Forward: Introduction

Child Development Research in North American Native Communities—Looking Back and Moving Forward: Introduction

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