Examining Two Facets of American Indian Identity: Exposure to Other Cultures and the Influence of Historical Trauma |
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Weaver et al.,Hilary N.
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1999
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Journal
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Journal-of-Human-Behavior-in-the-Social-Environment
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2(1-2) 19-33
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Native Americans, Pre-teens, Youths
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Pedagogies |
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Explores factors that shape cultural identity for native people & implications of native cultural identity for social work practice, drawing on questionnaire data from 103 youths, ages 8-12, from seven northeastern US native communities & self-report & follow-up data from 45 Lakota human service providers who attended a workshop to resolve historical grief & trauma. Theoretical perspectives on culture are recounted, & implications of multicultural exposure & historical unresolved grief for social work practice with native people are discussed. 2 Tables, 43 References. Adapted from the source document
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